Rebuild of an Outdoor table

[leakyroof]

Found this table at a curb, waiting for the garbage truck to haul it away. All the curved outer segments were loose and not attached to the top. One needed some reworking, sort of a Dutchman repair. The species is still unknown, some have suggested Plantation Teak based on the 'after' pictures. Don't know, but it's a nice little table all the same.[attachthumb=#]

 

[leakyroof]

[attachthumb=#]  Repaired and sanded. The sanding took only 1 hr with my ETS 150/5 and my RO90[Delta Pad]

 

[leakyroof]

[attachthumb=#]  Changed the seams of the outer segments to some black Boat Deck Caulking that I got from Jamestown Distributors.  I had used Titebond Poly Glue for the ends of the segments and the slip tenons that were either original to the table or some Sipo versions that I added after cutting a few 10mm Festool tenons down to the correct length.

 

[leakyroof]

[attachthumb=#]  Finally got the table outside last night. Multiple coats of Epifanes products, base coat building with Rapid Clear, and several top coats of High Gloss. I would have loved to leave it just oiled, as the single coat looked great with no color added from the oil except a tiny amount of amber. But, between UV and Bird attacks, it's a hard life for outdoor furniture around here..... [blink]

 

[copcarcollector]

Nice find and great restoration!

 

[leakyroof]

Thanks, the cost was right, and I already had all the tools and supplies needed to bring it back to life. We were kind of surprised to see that no chairs were thrown out with it[how rude.... [wink]] Luckily, we'd already saved 2 nice, wide chairs from a few years back, so the table won't feel so lonely sitting outside.. [smile]

 

[jacko9]

Great work, just goes to show the old saying "one mans garbage is another mans treasure".

Jack

 

[Kev]

Fantastic save - that sort of salvation is so much better than a landfill future !

Love your work [big grin]

 

[peter halle]

Great Job!  I have a similar style table that will probably complete the trip that your table started but had stopped.  Your table is very thick in comparison to mine.  Yours seems to have design aspects in place to deal with the inevitable expansion and contraction that are missing on mine..  My outer segments for instance on mine are finger jointed.

Keep looking for hidden treasures!

Peter

 

[leakyroof]

Great Job!  I have a similar style table that will probably complete the trip that your table started but had stopped.  Your table is very thick in comparison to mine.  Yours seems to have design aspects in place to deal with the inevitable expansion and contraction that are missing on mine..  My outer segments for instance on mine are finger jointed.

Keep looking for hidden treasures!

Peter

. Finger Jointed? Wow, would not have thought that. But, I drive up and down alleys in Chicago that have loads of finger jointed trim at the outer section of the garage. And, it's usually failing.. [crying]
The sides of the table are 1 3/4" on the curved segments. The feet are roughly the same thickness until they taper in the middle .  Legs are pinned to the feet with dowels. Leg stock seems to be a bit more than 4/4 stock, didn't measure if it's really 5/4.
At any rate, there is enough wood for more sanding if needed in the future( [wink])
Now of they could just nice enough to throw out 4 matching chairs( we're not asking for much here.... [embarassed])

 

[tiralie]

Looks great, nice job.
I think you are right, from here it looks like Teak. At least it looks the same as my teak furniture looks after I sand it. Those tables aren't cheap (that top looks fairly thick) and even if you couldn't fix it Plantation Teak is going for 13.00 a bf. around here so the wood is worth something.
Tim