bought cedar for my table on friday bought my egg on sat

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I just got my Egg Sat but had my design for my table before i got it.  I am building out of Cedar picked up the lumber from a local saw mill on Friday was surprised how much I spent for it but it will be money well spent.   I have gotten all they 2 x 4 and 4 x 4 dimensioned  and squared and all the pocket holes drilled began.  Pictures are after all the plainning now i need to do a little clean up.  assembling the frame today 

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My frame parts the front partially completed and if you look in the back the other 4 legs

Bentgrass

I'm getting wood just looking at your work space and toys !  Good luck with the project.

bgebrent

Beautiful cedar man!  Can't wait to see the finale!

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Bentgrass said:

I'm getting wood just looking at your work space and toys !  Good luck with the project.

dont get to excited until i get the building that I want built a 20 x 24 shop just to do my wood working in the one toy I would love to have is a Festool track saw.  I have a jointer but can never seem to get it to do the job its ment to do so squaring the wood can be a process,  If i had the Festool I could square with less of a process

YukonRon

Dude. Now you are in it. The cost to join is. I thing like the cost to stay in.
Welcome to OCD heaven.
i can't wait to see the finished project.

Bentgrass

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Bentgrass said:

I'm getting wood just looking at your work space and toys !  Good luck with the project.

dont get to excited until i get the building that I want built a 20 x 24 shop just to do my wood working in the one toy I would love to have is a Festool track saw.  I have a jointer but can never seem to get it to do the job its ment to do so squaring the wood can be a process,  If i had the Festool I could square with less of a process

I hear you on the track saw.  Spent 2 months replacing all the woodwork on my second floor.  Got a lot of nice toys but always something missing !  Listen to these yay hoos on this forum- they will give great guidance on clearance for that egg !  

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got a little done today should have it all together tomorrow except for the drawers

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got a little more done not as much as i hoped.  The garden is getting ahead of us had to can a few jars of pickles of course have to run all over hells half acre to find everything.  here is my progress

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As you can see I have added panels to the back .  I plan on putting drawers in the front.  I was wondering if I should leave the space open around the egg for air movement or is it ok to completely filling in the back and sides around the egg ?

pgprescott

 Air good. No air bad. 

pgprescott

Looking awsome by the way. 

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pgprescott said:

 Air good. No air bad. 

that is what i was thinking

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pgprescott said:

Looking awsome by the way. 

thanks I cant wait to get it done my egg is feeling a little homeless not having a nest 

jrobison

Looking good. That is a big table, I'm sure it will be put to good use.

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couple of more pics got all the side and back panels on today.  Was thinking about making my draw boxes out of cedar and using some plexiglass for the draw bottoms will alot of little holes for drainage.  I plan to have the draw close within the frame hopefully keeping water out of it but I am sure being outside in the wx its going to get some in the drawers. Any thoughts on the plexiglass Idea.

Toxarch

Plex scratches pretty easily. Will look good at the start but not after a lot of use.

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Toxarch said:

Plex scratches pretty easily. Will look good at the start but not after a lot of use.

True but who is really going to see it in the bottom of the drawer

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has any one used anything other than wood for your drawer bottoms 

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I was wondering about sitting the egg on a slab of concrete.  The plan is to pour a concrete slab to sit the egg on do i need the feet or can i set the egg directly on the concrete

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got a little done this weekend four drawers made two hung then run out of rails it was late so it will wait till next week.  Here are a couple pics of my progress

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Wolfpack

If the drawers are going to hold anything even remotely warm may want something else.  Not that you would put a hot plate setter in there but just a thought

Table looks great- welcome aboard

thebbb

If you ever want to move it...even for the ease of clean-up.