MAKE: Skateboard picnic table

My wife found this cool table on Etsy and we both thought it would be a fun project for our little man to enjoy.

We put out a request on Facebook and Twitter for some used skateboards and right away, one of my wife’s cousins offered up a stack of his old decks. Off to Home Depot we went to pick up the other wood and hardware we needed.

Materials & Tools

The materials are very simple. A few pieces of wood, some screws, bolts and we’re ready to go.

• 4 old skateboards, preferably nicely used and colorful for the “cool” effect.
• 8 – 3 inch bolts with washers, and locking nuts
• 2 – 2×3 boards for the structure
• 24 – 21/2 inch screws
• Saw
• Drill with wood bit & screw bit & a good wrench
• Measuring tape & pencil

Here’s our finished picnic table.