XL Island

ChokeOnSmoke

Took all of one year (and a Wisconsin winter) to destroy my wood table.
This new one should last 100 years or so...

funk49

That's pretty cool!

DrZaius

Man that is a pretty nice setup.

EggNorth

Very nice table. Old man winter will run from that.

Egg Juju

That is a sweet setup...

[Deleted User]

great job :-) what did you use for the counter top?

[Deleted User]

Took all of one year (and a Wisconsin winter) to destroy my wood table.
This new one should last 100 years or so...

sounds like a TV show

:-D

ChokeOnSmoke

great job :-) what did you use for the counter top?

It's 2" thick poured concrete (same for the two "shelves").  I built wood forms using melamine board, mixed up some Quikrete concrete in a wheelbarrow and dumped it in the form and let it sit a couple days.  They're heavy as hell but should withstand the elements!

Whittsend

What was your old table made out of that made it implode so quickly???

Whittsend

Great looking table, btw.

Dnorman

Looks Good,  Did you use any morter?

bgelovergainesville

Nice setup

ChokeOnSmoke

What was your old table made out of that made it implode so quickly???

2x4's, plywood and bolts/nails.  It was fairly solid at first but I moved it around a lot and it got a little loose as time went on.  Plywood was a bad idea to begin with, I made an inexpensive (bad) decision and it deteriorated quickly with rain/sleet/snow.  My ultimate plan was to do something permanent (bricks & concrete) eventually, I just ended up doing it sooner than later.

ChokeOnSmoke

Looks Good,  Did you use any morter?

No morter.  I used a "retaining wall" brick glue.  Comes in tubes and you use it in a caulk gun.

I've seen examples of people trying to take the bricks apart a day or so after the glue was applied.
You'll break the brick apart before the glue bond will let loose.  Once the glue sets, it's permanent!

mollyshark

Ya know, I like this about as well as anything I've seen.  I am building a new house with a lot of stone...betcha I could do this out of the same stone and it would look like a custom built-in deal.  Of course it actually WOULD be a custom built-in deal.  My original wood BGE table is in the goat run being used as a surrogate mountain.

IssaMay

Choke on Smoke, that's the finest table I've seen! We live on the Gulf of Mexico so our wood dies from with heat, humidity, and wood rot; our 3rd Egg table is gasping it's last. I want to build my hubby a table like yours. (I think I can!; I think I can!) Did you draw up a plan for that beauty?

GrillSgt

ChokeOnSmoke said:

Took all of one year (and a Wisconsin winter) to destroy my wood table. This new one should last 100 years or so...

You never met my youngest grandson. 

Eggscuses

IssaMay said:

Choke on Smoke, that's the finest table I've seen! We live on the Gulf of Mexico so our wood dies from with heat, humidity, and wood rot; our 3rd Egg table is gasping it's last. I want to build my hubby a table like yours. (I think I can!; I think I can!) Did you draw up a plan for that beauty?

IssaMay. Welcome to the forum. This post is from 2011, don't know if you'll get a reply from choke n smoke. I haven't seen any post from that user since I've been a member.
Post some pictures of your cooks. Bunch of great people on here. Someone can give you some ideas for an island.

IssaMay

Well, I knew the post was old, but was hopeful. Thank you for the welcom!

Tspud1

First ever table, could hardly move it since it weighed so much. Has extra heavy duty casters on it.

chuckytheegghead

Tspud1 said:

First ever table, could hardly move it since it weighed so much. Has extra heavy duty casters on it.

That's a pretty serious table. 

Jeremiah

So what was @The_Buffalo handle back then?

thetrim

Looks great!

mcypert09

I am glad I saw this...

I have been wanting to build a table but have been waiting since I want to put up the current house for sale and get a place with more storage and a bigger patio for a table

The new set up looks awesome though!  Welcome Wisconsin summer with that thing!

ChokeOnSmoke

IssaMay said:

Choke on Smoke, that's the finest table I've seen! We live on the Gulf of Mexico so our wood dies from with heat, humidity, and wood rot; our 3rd Egg table is gasping it's last. I want to build my hubby a table like yours. (I think I can!; I think I can!) Did you draw up a plan for that beauty?

@IssaMay  Thanks for the kind words!  Sorry, I've been away for a while so I never saw your post until now.  I documented my entire project way back when.  Everything is still holding up very well.  You can check it here:

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=55&func=view&catid=1&id=1120136

MysteryEgg

What no bottle opener. You disappoint me.
Very nice!
Are these dryfit only laid bricks for the structural? I don't see mortar. 

MysteryEgg

^^^^didn't see this earlier. Very neat and clean work!

ChokeOnSmoke said:

Looks Good,  Did you use any morter?

No morter.  I used a "retaining wall" brick glue.  Comes in tubes and you use it in a caulk gun.

I've seen examples of people trying to take the bricks apart a day or so after the glue was applied.
You'll break the brick apart before the glue bond will let loose.  Once the glue sets, it's permanent!