Patio Table Santa Ana Wind Proof

Beautiful table – I love it! That douglas fir looks great. Super job.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Very nice table, looks great.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Nice table. If this puppy is picked up it’s coming through the walls.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Hello Mark

awwwhhhh oooouuuu …. its that FIR again.

Love douglas FIR. Beautiful color and grain. Will age beautifully too !

Great looking project. Very well done.

Regards

DAN

-- ..... art for lifes sake

Thanks All;
We apreciate your comments

-- MARK IN BOB, So. CAL

Great table! I really like the design.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great looking table. It looks like a great place to sit and enjoy the day.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Nice work Mark the table came out great. I did a double take when I saw the pic. I’m putting the finishig touches on a very similar table. I’m using a spar urathane too. I was a little reluctant with this as a choice of finish at first. I used Western Red Cedar and was worried about it coming out too yellowish. I’ve got the legs done, Im wrapping up the top now. Things did get a little yellow/orange but I am actually quite pleased with the look.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Really nice table! The fir looks great!

-- Spread love with our work

That’s beautiful. As far as the warping wood – do you leave it outside all year? If so, what kind of finish did you put on it. I’m asking cause we built a deck three years ago and put a finish on it and it’s time to refinish it again. I’ll have to sand and/or plane the wood cause it’s pretty weather damaged (we keep it outside ;0) from the Colorado sun, dryness and snow in winter.
Can you recommend a good outdoor finish that will last a few years?

-- life can always be weaved into a song.

jude
I used spar urethane, I was worried about warping because I used cheap 2X8’s and didn’t know how dry it was. I keep it outside but here it stays about 70 all year and rarely rains so I think this finish will last along time
Spar urethane will but for a deck that would be expensive and alot of work, I found this stuff that is supposed to last 7 years
http://www.onetimewood.com/default.aspx
I never tried it but it cost $75 gallon, it’s expensive but gauraunted 7 years, if it works it is well worth the money just for the labor refinishing every 7 instead of 2 years!

Mark

-- MARK IN BOB, So. CAL

Really great piece! These outdoor projects are really favorites of mine!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I just love the table you did a great job!! What are the dimensions?I have about 25 or 30 board feet of beautiful locusts that I want to make a table with if that would be enough wood,Ireally like the slat style top.

shaun, I love the leg assembly on your’s, great design
pigpen1
this plan was from Woodsmith Mag I don’t know the BF but here is the list of lunber,
4 2X6X8
2 4X4X8 (I used 1 10’)
6 1X6X8 (5/4 DECKING) I used 2X6’s Planned down, couldn’t find 5/4 decking.
Here’s the link to the plan, there is even matching stools and a tray table.

http://www.plansnow.com/patiotable.html

-- MARK IN BOB, So. CAL

Great table! Now you need to make some matching chairs.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Beautiful table.superb work

-- jeanmarc manosque france