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Poplar table for XL

ARoehr11
ARoehr11 Posts: 41
in EGG Table Forum
Just put this in the backyard during the week.  Smoking a whole chicken for the first cookout on it.  Built it with my pops, we think it turned out pretty nice.  Included a little start to finish to show how we put it all together.
















-1 XL BGE
-1 Kamado Joe "Joe Jr"
-1 Traeger Scout 
-cast iron grate and pans
-pizza stone
-XL Adjustable Rig 2 Grid Combo from Ceramic Grill Store
-A-MAZE-N smoker pellet tray
-Teken Wireless 4 Probe Thermometer
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  • Slanca
    Slanca Posts: 6
    Like the finished product.  What wood and stain/sealer did you use?
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  • ARoehr11
    ARoehr11 Posts: 41
    Slanca said:
    Like the finished product.  What wood and stain/sealer did you use?
    4X4s and 2x4s are just regular pine, all the boards used for facings are poplar, the trim on the table top and egg support shelf are red oak.  No stain, just used sparvarnish to finish it, as a water/weather-proof sealant.
    -1 XL BGE
    -1 Kamado Joe "Joe Jr"
    -1 Traeger Scout 
    -cast iron grate and pans
    -pizza stone
    -XL Adjustable Rig 2 Grid Combo from Ceramic Grill Store
    -A-MAZE-N smoker pellet tray
    -Teken Wireless 4 Probe Thermometer
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  • gijoejd
    gijoejd Posts: 89
    Nice and clean. I like the use of the wood dowel.  I guess that's what you would call them. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 18,005
    That's a really snazzy table. Looks like you're a pretty good shot as well.  ;)
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    That table is a work of art. Much better than the pressure treated 2x4s I'm putting together. 

    But I'm gonna have to flag @DoubleEgger. Looks like that center mass in the 9 got away from ya once.  ;). Might I presume that was a double to single action firearm?

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • MeTed
    MeTed Posts: 800
    Very nice! I work in a mill shop and would be proud to call that table mine.
    Belleville, Michigan

    Just burnin lump in Sumpter
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  • ARoehr11
    ARoehr11 Posts: 41
    @Killit_and_Grillit the target in the background was my dad's, I believe that one was a Glock 9.

    @gijoejd went with the dowels for a cleaner screw less look.  This was my first time using them

    @MeTed thanks!
    -1 XL BGE
    -1 Kamado Joe "Joe Jr"
    -1 Traeger Scout 
    -cast iron grate and pans
    -pizza stone
    -XL Adjustable Rig 2 Grid Combo from Ceramic Grill Store
    -A-MAZE-N smoker pellet tray
    -Teken Wireless 4 Probe Thermometer
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  • gijoejd
    gijoejd Posts: 89
    Did you make your own?  I really like the look and am interested in using them in the future. 
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  • ARoehr11
    ARoehr11 Posts: 41
    @gijoejd we just bought a 4ft length of 1/2 inch dowl from home depot and cut the pieces for each joint
    -1 XL BGE
    -1 Kamado Joe "Joe Jr"
    -1 Traeger Scout 
    -cast iron grate and pans
    -pizza stone
    -XL Adjustable Rig 2 Grid Combo from Ceramic Grill Store
    -A-MAZE-N smoker pellet tray
    -Teken Wireless 4 Probe Thermometer
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  • Kayak
    Kayak Posts: 700
    It's beautiful. What was the thinking behind the wood choices? Are there really only screws in the 2x's? What's holding the top on, or the poplar sides to the frames? You must have a covered patio, that I don't.

    Bob

    New Cumberland, PA
    XL with the usual accessories

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  • mtp
    mtp Posts: 26
    Looks great make sure the weather never gets to it as popular is as weather resistant as an ice cube in the hot sun
    LBGE, Plate setter, Pizza stone, Bisson flame thrower, Replaced by a Milwaukee heat gun,  Maverick ET-732, Bluetherm, and a bunch of beer

    Cumming, Ga
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  • ARoehr11
    ARoehr11 Posts: 41
    @Kayak the poplar looked attractive when we went to look for different woods.  the top is a few 1x10s biscuit jointed together put on one at a time and  glued/clamped down to the frame.  The frames are glued/clamped together plus each one has a dowel going through it, into the 4x4 legs. No covered patio but my backyard is pretty sun protected.

    @mtp  I have a cover that fits over the whole table/egg, hoping that will work
    -1 XL BGE
    -1 Kamado Joe "Joe Jr"
    -1 Traeger Scout 
    -cast iron grate and pans
    -pizza stone
    -XL Adjustable Rig 2 Grid Combo from Ceramic Grill Store
    -A-MAZE-N smoker pellet tray
    -Teken Wireless 4 Probe Thermometer
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  • RajunCajun
    RajunCajun Posts: 1,039
    Very nice indeed! 
    The problem with a problem is that you don't know it's a problem until it's a problem, and that is a big problem.
    Holding the company together with three spreadsheets and two cans connected by a long piece of string.
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