We have a dining room table that we want to turn into an outdoor picnic table. The table is pretty ordinary, not overly decorative, and comes with a bench made from the same wood. Look up steps online its saying to sand the entire surface and paint with a polyurethane coating/sealant to weather proof. Any other steps or tricks for this I might not find online?
If so. Bad idea.
You can build new with cheap construction grade solid cedar and bolts or screws (deck screws) Pick Nick style easy.
Even pine. With gaps between the planks, so it can dry well, will last a while. Type of wood or ability to dry out at joints (not laminated) is more a thing than a coat of poly.
Basically a peeled log to give the appearance of what would have been a solid single plank cut from a giant perfect tree part.
Nowadays same. You might have a veneer layer over a composite board of some type. Not for outdoors at all.
Not same as plywood exactly which typically made from peeled logs also but all laminated into a cohesive product in a factory. Whereas old veneer last layer in a shop situation and might be over glued solid wood rather than peeled layers.