9 Piece Wicker Patio Dining Set for 8, 86.5 Inch Acacia Table and Eight X Braced Armchairs

Eight places on an 86.5 inch top

Three chairs down each long side and one at each end. Each side place gets roughly 28 in of table edge, well past what a setting takes, and the 37.5 in width leaves a full strip down the centre for serving. The maker's two care lines sit on this photograph. Avoid rain exposure, and oil the wood regularly.

The X under the arm

Each chair carries a braced X in the frame beneath the armrest, with a shaped acacia cap over the top of it. The brace triangulates the point people push on to stand up, which on a woven chair is otherwise the part that starts to flex first.

Shade, and a cover for the hole

A 2 in hole through the centre of the top with a cover supplied in the box, so the top closes flush when the umbrella comes down. The manufacturer's note beside it is plain. Neither the umbrella nor its base is included in this order.

The one wooden surface

Natural acacia in slatted panels on slim splayed metal legs. The manufacturer calls it splinter free, low maintenance and long lasting, which sits oddly beside their own instruction elsewhere to oil the wood regularly. Both are printed here.

A triangulated frame under each arm, with a shaped acacia cap laid over the top.

Slatted natural acacia at 29.5 in high on slim splayed metal legs, rated to 330 lb.

Nine pieces in total, each chair 24.5 in deep by 35 in high and rated to 400 lb.

Supplied for the 2 in umbrella hole, so the top is closed when no pole is in it.

On the tabletop and on every armrest, with woven rattan doing the rest.

Armrests at 25.5 in from the ground under a 29.5 in top, so the chairs push in.

One padded cushion per chair, with the back woven rather than upholstered.

On a 24.5 in deep chair with an 18 in seat, under a 29.5 in tabletop.

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.

A chair you push up out of three times a meal is a chair whose armrest is doing real work.

Eight matching armchairs on a seven foot top, each one rated to 400 lb.

Timber armrests rather than bare resin, which is the part your forearm meets after an afternoon in the sun.

At 37.5 in across, this top keeps a full centre strip free once all eight places are laid.

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 the included hole cover is named on their own photograph.
• This product's title and description both call the table square. Its own dimension drawing gives 86.5 in by 37.5 in, which is rectangular, and the photographs agree with the drawing. The measurements are used and the word square is not.
• Splinter free, low maintenance and long lasting are the manufacturer's words. The same listing also asks that the wood is oiled regularly and that rain exposure is avoided. Both are printed rather than one being chosen quietly.
• How an unbraced armrest behaves over time is general furniture knowledge rather than a manufacturer claim, and no durability testing is published by anyone here.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150. 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Is the table square?

No. The title and description say square, but the manufacturer's dimension drawing gives 86.5 in by 37.5 in and every photograph shows a long rectangle. Go by the measurements.

Are the armrests wood or rattan?

Wood on top. A shaped piece of acacia sits over a braced X in the chair frame, matching the tabletop. The rest of the chair is woven PE rattan over metal.

Does it really seat eight?

Yes, three down each long side and one at each end of an 86.5 in top. Each side place gets roughly 28 in of table edge, which is comfortably more than a place setting takes up.

What upkeep does the wood need?

The listing calls the acacia low maintenance in one paragraph and asks you to oil it regularly in another. Take the instruction. A coat of outdoor wood oil once or twice a season keeps the colour, and no oil is supplied.