Round Fir Picnic Table with 4 Built In Benches, Seats 8, 44 Inch Top with Umbrella Hole, Natural Honey Finish

Put eight people at a rectangular table and it becomes two separate conversations with a no mans land in the middle. Whoever is at the far end talks to the two beside them and misses everything else for the rest of the evening.

Every seat on a 44 in round top is the same distance from every other, so eight people are in one conversation rather than four. The four benches leave four gaps to step through, which also means nobody has to climb over anybody to get out.

One piece, four to eight people

The benches are built in rather than brought up, so there is nothing to line up before a meal or carry away after one. The manufacturer rates the set for four to eight depending on how close everybody is prepared to sit.

Fir, slats and paint

Three things the manufacturer wants you to see. Solid fir throughout, a slatted top and bench design they describe as ventilated so water does not stand on it, and a waterproof painted coating over the lot. Fir is a softwood, so the finish is what keeps it outdoors.

Three details underneath

A reinforced X where the four leg frames cross, which the manufacturer says is there to stop deforming and cracking. Protective caps on the feet to keep the legs off a deck board. And every bench seat cut on a curve rather than left straight.

At 28 in high, laid in slats so rain runs through rather than standing on the surface.

Each 36 in long and 10 in deep at 17 in high, curved to follow the round top.

The manufacturer's published bench figure. The tabletop is rated at 220 lb.

Over solid fir, in a light honey tone rather than the walnut of the other colourway.

2 in through the top with a second holder on the frame below. A weighted base is required.

Where the four leg frames meet, which the maker points to for resisting deforming and cracking.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Eight places on one circle means one conversation rather than two halves of a table.

One piece of furniture that stays where you put it and needs no chairs carried out to it.

This finish is a pale honey tone rather than the dark walnut the other colourway is painted in.

What we stand behind

• Every measurement above, both weight capacities and the 2 in umbrella hole come from the product's own dimension drawing and specification block.
• The store lists this colourway as Yellow. The photographs show a light natural honey painted finish rather than a yellow one, so it is described here as it looks.
• Waterproof painting and deformation resistant are the manufacturer's words. No coating type, paint standard or wood grade is published, so none is quoted.
• The set needs a 71 in by 71 in clear space on the ground, which is considerably more than the 44 in tabletop suggests.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150. 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Is this colour actually yellow?

The listing calls it Yellow. The photographs show a light honey coloured painted finish on fir, the sort of tone you would call natural pine rather than yellow. The other colourway is a dark walnut.

How much space does it need?

The drawing gives a 71 in by 71 in footprint, because the bench frames project well beyond the 44 in tabletop. Allow room to walk round it on top of that.

Do the benches have backs?

No. They are curved seat planks built into the frame, which is what keeps the set to one piece and lets people step in from four sides.

What upkeep does fir need?

Fir is a softwood, which is why this one is painted rather than left bare. Expect to touch the finish up where it chips rather than sanding and oiling it the way you would a hardwood set.