XL Egg Table - Concrete Countertops

XLAggieEgger

My dad and I just finished a table for his XL. We were stuck in the planning phase for quite some time trying to figure out a countertop we could both agree on. We ended up using concrete countertops and couldn't be happier. The rest of the table is just pressure treated pine and corrugated tin. We will probably stain later on when we can agree on a color. 

HoustonEgger

Nice work! Love the color treatment to the concrete

dgaddis1

Very nice.  Love the tin in the doors too!  Stealing that idea for future use...

txhawkeye

Looks good nice job on the concrete top!

texaswig

That's a good looking table . I've always wanted  to do something with concrete . 

tikigriller

Sweet

JohnnyTarheel

Mighty fine brother!!

CTMike

Did you pour the counters in place, or in forms and flip them onto the table? What was your polishing routine?

Danny71

Very nice

Mama Roneck

very cool

Tspud1

Looking good. Curious why you left front open but not all the way.
 

HeavyG

That is a very cool looking table. Bravo! 

Jeremiah

Damn that's nice. 

tgs2401

First class!

XLAggieEgger

@CTMike the countertops were poured in melamine forms and then put on the table after they cured. Because the melamine provided a smooth enough surface for us, we didn't bother with wet grinding. We just took a random orbital sander and some 180 grit sandpaper and got after it. The stain took to it just fine after sanding a bit. 

XLAggieEgger

@Tspud1 we honestly went with the open design in the middle because we were worried about trying to lift the egg into a table with a more closed off design. Lucky for us, an employee at our local Ace Hardware lent us a tool they use to move eggs around (basically a metal ring with handles on either side that fits snugly under the lip just below lid) so maneuvering the egg in the table was nbd. 

YukonRon

Gorgeous set up, I love it. Thank you for sharing.