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Picnic Table
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Intro
While going through my favorite pictures I remember this table: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/51352 I thought now is the time to try and build it...
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Building the Form
In keeping with my pledge to only use leftover and recycled material, I decided not to buy the construction plywood to make the form but to use som...
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Preparing the Laminates
Cutting the laminate was the most adventurous part of the project so far. As I stated earlier, I used the 4×6 to cut the laminate from. Dimensions:...
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Lamination
I did a quick dry run with a couple of laminates on the form. I heard crackling. It seemed to me the wood was too dry and the existing stress in th...
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Legs Cleanup
The previous segment of this blog we ended with two arches. One had a lot of creep and the other not so much. I have never cleaned any arched piece...
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The Top
I spent the last 2 weekends working on the top and it is now done. This blog is a little too long but did not want to brake it into two. I asked Be...
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Finishing Up
At the end of blog #6 we left off with the top done. Here is the top with a couple of coats of spar urethane. I looked at many finish for outdoor a...
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