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Started a butcher block top large egg table

tybenj
tybenj Posts: 58
edited April 2014 in EggHead Forum
well you can only make so many egg tables out of 5/4 ceder decking before you get bored with it, haha

this table started as rough sawn ceder 2x4 and were ran through the plainer until they were the size of your traditional dimensional 2x4. next each one was ripped down into three pieces to create the butcher block look, granted it is much thinner than a traditional butcher block, but it is the same thickness as the 5/4 decking. Then the strips were glued and screwed to the plywood backing that will fit inside of the frame to help hold everything together.

hopefully today we will be able to get the frame put together and have a better idea how it will look when finished.


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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    Looking good and looking forward to seeing the finished product.
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  • tkleager
    tkleager Posts: 539
    Looks good!  What are you going to use to stain/seal it?
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  • tybenj
    tybenj Posts: 58
    Im really not sure yet, cedar is a fairly soft wood and a harder finish would be great. so far the only recommendations have been bar lacquer. im not a fan of that because of that because I  know it will yellow, and and im not sure how to do the edges without framing it out with something else, and then it will be too big for the BGE table cover to fit over it.

    The plan right now it to stain the table frame and legs with a nice dark sikens stain to show off the top, bottom, and the egg stand top in a natural ceder.

    if anyone has any recommendations on how to finish the table tops I would really appriciate it. most of the tables we build live under a cover or in someones garage, but I love how this table is turning out and I want to make something like it for my new egg that I can leave outside and not have to worry about it.


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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Encapsulate the top with marine epoxy.  It penetrates deep into the wood and creates a very hard surface. That's how I treat all my outdoor woodwork.  A soft wood develops a very hard surface.  You must protect it with a spar varnish or something that can protect the epoxy from UV.
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