gluing up white oak legs for an outdoor grill table

Epoxy resin is a very expensive finish. I would use it perhaps to glue the legs but not to finish them. I would be prone to use something that is less durable but easily renewed, like an oil modified urethane w/ UV inhibitors.

-- Bondo Gaposis

thanks bondo, i appreciate the tips. i did decide to go with gorilla glue…. i hope to post some final pics then.

-- welding is for the birds, where's the lumber pile?

I share your concern about the miters opening, particularly if there is a piece in the center. I’d lean toward a four sided box, butt joints, perhaps a slight rabbet for ease of assembly. Lots of glue surface that way, and any movement would probably not be reflected in the joinery.

I think polyurethane glue is a good choice.

What are your temp and humidity extremes? If they have a large sweep, I’d stay away from hard coatings. Something that can be renewed annually might be a more practical choice.

Kindly,

Lee

-- "...in his brain, which is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage, he hath strange places cramm'd with observation, the which he vents in mangled forms." --Shakespeare, "As You Like It"

I’d use a resorsonal glue used for wooden boat building.

thanks guys for your input…

lee when i saw you concern about the pc. in the center, i had just finished gluing them up! it will have a fairly high temp swing as it will be kept on the south side of the house on a deck. i figured if its a big deal wit it being solid ill just drill it out with an auger bit….

the reason i thought it should be solid is that i am using m&t joinery for all my rails into the post…

-- welding is for the birds, where's the lumber pile?

I understand why you wanted more bulk in there for the joinery. I guess we’ve got a scientific experimental site on the south side of your house, right?

Kindly,

Lee

-- "...in his brain, which is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage, he hath strange places cramm'd with observation, the which he vents in mangled forms." --Shakespeare, "As You Like It"