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re: Outdoor table
Nice deck table Ron. Wayyyy nicer than mine, which I need to refinish.
If it's outside it will age, likely a lot more than a bit too. I started out light White Oak, it went really dark gray, power washed it a few years to lighten it back up, per Wife's instructions. Then I painted it to see if that would last more than a year, and it did, but at 5 years it's looking like a wreck. All the structure is fine, it's just the finish is so hard to keep nice.
I used some S.S. elevator bolts to lift my legs off the ground. That has worked very well. It was made before I started using any epoxy in the shop, so that wouldn't have been on my radar.
If it's outside it will age, likely a lot more than a bit too. I started out light White Oak, it went really dark gray, power washed it a few years to lighten it back up, per Wife's instructions. Then I painted it to see if that would last more than a year, and it did, but at 5 years it's looking like a wreck. All the structure is fine, it's just the finish is so hard to keep nice.
I used some S.S. elevator bolts to lift my legs off the ground. That has worked very well. It was made before I started using any epoxy in the shop, so that wouldn't have been on my radar.
