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Built myself a cedar egg table... new home for the Eggs

divided_wood
divided_wood Posts: 20
edited March 2024 in EggHead Forum
I picked up a Minimax a couple of months ago and got tired of running out of space with the egg mates on my large. Decided to make a new home for both Eggs.

Riffed on the plans posted on the BGE site, but made my table 6' to give a little extra space. All cedar build. All in all, not so bad for $250 in materials and an afternoon's worth of work. 


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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,355
    Great looking table and nice setting.
    Greensboro North Carolina
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    Nicely done!
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,817
    Great looking table . . . excellently done!
    Any plans to stain or seal?
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
    Looks very well built. I like the pocket hole joinery.
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  • divided_wood
    divided_wood Posts: 20
    loco_engr said:
    Great looking table . . . excellently done!
    Any plans to stain or seal?
    Thanks! Good question. I’m thinking I’m just going to leave it and let the cedar do its thing… but open to recommendations and experience here. 
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,224
    That looks great.

    You could sell those.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • epcotisbest
    epcotisbest Posts: 2,176
    edited April 2024
    divided_wood said:
    loco_engr said:
    Great looking table . . . excellently done!
    Any plans to stain or seal?
    Thanks! Good question. I’m thinking I’m just going to leave it and let the cedar do its thing… but open to recommendations and experience here. 
    I think something that nice, for me personally, would get a natural Danish oil finish. It dries fairly fast and really enhances the beauty of the wood.
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  • divided_wood
    divided_wood Posts: 20
    Thanks for the rec, Epcot. I have heard a few folks recommend boiled linseed oil as well. Mostly I want to avoid something high-maintenance. Sounds like I should check out an oiled finish as I’ve also heard they’re fairly easy to maintain. 
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    Great job! You’re going to love the extra working space.

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,666
    Great skill set, project and finished project.  There are marine finishes out there that may be worth considering.
    Paging @nolaegghead as I recall he (and perhaps others) have offered suggestions.  
    Regardless, enjoy as I know you will.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Ybabpmuts
    Ybabpmuts Posts: 989
    divided_wood said:
    I picked up a Minimax a couple of months ago and got tired of running out of space with the egg mates on my large. Decided to make a new home for both Eggs.

    Riffed on the plans posted on the BGE site, but made my table 6' to give a little extra space. All cedar build. All in all, not so bad for $250 in materials and an afternoon's worth of work. 


    That's a sweet setup.

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