I managed to finish the picnic table project more quickly than I had expected. Yesterday evening, I ran the router along all the edges with a 1/2” roundover bit, sanded the entire table, and applied a natural stain to the fir boards. Today, I finished the post sections with a green exterior stain, and then partly disassembled it for its journey to the second story.

I left most of the structure together and pulled it up along planks I set up so that it wouldn’t catch the eaves. Most of the work was done with a come-along.






















When it got to the top, I had to lift it up over the railing. Thankfully, the person taking these photos put the camera down and gave me a hand.






















I reassembled the table, then sat down and enjoyed my craftsmanship as well as a hamburger.













I enjoyed it up on our deck so much, that I have resolved to spend lot’s of my time sitting at this pic-in-ic table over the coming summer. It is, after all, an ideal place to do school work on sunny days. I can think of few things better than basking in the sun with a book, or a pen and paper, all the while sitting at a table made by my own hands. Praise God, life is good.

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