I bought one of these and the rails look like pine rather than cedar. Is that the case? If so, are they likely to deteriorate if left outside?
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Had 4 of them on the front porch for over a year with no sign of deterioration. The smell is still there too.
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I KEEP mine outside but under a covered porch...the finish on them is minimal so if I were you I would put a coat of polyurethane on them. The wood seems solid enough to put outdoors.
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Yes I am guessing pine as they are not very heavy to move and some of the finish has scratched and it is lighter wood underneath. Make sure to keep a set of allen wrenches available as the screws loosen under heavy use. We have had them for almost three years and have held up well. We typically keep the two armed chairs and four armless chairs at the table at all times and keep two other armless chairs in a hallway to pull in as needed.
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Yes the description is in error, I was worried about this also and decided with the description on the manufacture's web site I would give it a chance.I'm am pleased to respond that the would is not PINE. Sorry the answer took so long.
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I would say mine is like the first photo but since you have different answers, good luck! My opinion is the wood is darker in a dark place and lightens up in brighter location. I was very pleased.
450421
The wood pieces are around the sides underneath to give it strength. I think if you give the wood a few coats of paint or varnish to protect it, it should stand up to being outside.
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Mine has been stained, and the result is definitely not pine looking to me. I wish it were. It looks closer to yellow than pine I am afraid. Perhaps if the staining were done differently you might have a different result, but as I had said in my review, this table was difficult to stain according the the fellow who did it. Each section (Leg, top, drawer face) seemed to "take up" the stain differently. Over the stain he put polyurethane. That may be what is causing the yellowish effect. There is no hint of grain I would like to see. His (and therefore my) recommendation was to buy this if your intention was to paint it. It would be a lovely little table to paint. (hint-hint). Mine has been stained, and the result is definitely not pine looking to me. I wish it were. It looks closer to yellow than pine I am afraid. Perhaps if the staining were done differently you might have a different result, but as I had said in my review, this table was difficult to stain according the the fellow who did it. Each section (Leg, top, drawer face) seemed to "take up" the stain differently. Over the stain he put polyurethane. That may be what is causing the yellowish effect. There is no hint of grain I would like to see. His (and therefore my) recommendation was to buy... » Read More Mine has been stained, and the result is definitely not pine looking to me. I wish it were. It looks closer to yellow than pine I am afraid. Perhaps if the staining were done differently you might have a different result, but as I had said in my review, this table was difficult to stain according the the fellow who did it. Each section (Leg, top, drawer face) seemed to "take up" the stain differently. Over the stain he put polyurethane. That may be what is causing the yellowish effect. There is no hint of grain I would like to see. His (and therefore my) recommendation was to buy this if your intention was to paint it. It would be a lovely little table to paint. (hint-hint). « Show Less
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The counter sunk nail heads did rust and stain the wood that I used them in. In all fairness the lumber was fresh cut green red oak off my sawmill. Other than that issue they are excellent and a real bear to pull out which is also an excellent trait.
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No...it is cheap and easily split pine. Maybe with the right stain you can make it look like cedar, but if it is cedar, I never saw any like it before in my life, and I live in the cedar woods.
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This kid's picnic table is made out of untreated pine. I just received one and put it together. You will need to weather treat it for outdoor use. I have painted this one powder blue, and it looks great, and the kids love it. It comes unfinished, and easy to assemble. Hope this helps.
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ive had mine outside all summer and it has held up I am leaving out for the winter it is nailed to my deck rail I live in ma. so well see what happens!!!
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It looks like cedar but I am not certain. We put two coats of outdoor polyurethane on it to protect it from the weather and it looks great.
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We had ours out this entire winter - looks almost like new. This spring I will clean it and oil it again with some linseed oil. If its going to be outside it will need some oil now and again to keep the wood from drying out.
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mine appear to have been turned from a solid piece of some light wood, and then stained dark brown. They are not made of what we old timers call 'beaverboard'
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More like teak or ipe wood. Very tight grain and ultra resilient to the elements. I live in the northeast and have them lakeside at my tiki bar. I keep them out year round so they are exposed to lots of moisture and temps from 0-100 degrees. Had them for about a year and the are starting to fade (greying). I think if I hit them with some valspar or tung oil they'll look like new.
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I painted mine with a good quality exterior paint. The finish on the wood looked inferior so I decided to paint it.
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Yes and no.... For the most part I would say yes... we had a couple pieces of cedar boards split and we had to replace or repair them, but I honestly think that is typical of cedar unless you are working with much thicker pieces of lumber... Overall we are very satisfied and we would buy it again if we needed another.... Hope you are good at puzzles cuz it took a couple days for us to put it together - there are a LOT of pieces!!!!!