Refurbish Tables

[pop pop]

Finished the small deck I built for my wife last week and had some material left over. I had 2 outdoor tables I built out of treated pine 15 years ago. I got them up on the patio and took my high-pressure washer and cleaned the dirt and funk off them, then decided to rebuild them. The tops were 1 x 4 treated pine that had become pretty rough. If one was not careful you could get a splinter while using them. I took the old tops off and started my rebuild. My wife wanted one of them to use as a potting table. Both tables were 3' x3' in size. I took some 2x4 and widened one to 4' x 3'. I had some Trek flooring left so I used it to put a new top on her table. It turned out pretty good and she liked it. When the weather warms, in the spring, I am going to seal the old and new wood with Thompsons Water Seal and help prolong the table's lives. It cleaned up well and I had to replace some of the structure because a couple pieces had split and rotted. 

The other table was on my shooting range, and I have been using it out there for several years. It was in a little worse shape, but I decided to rebuild it also. As I tore the top off, I decided I wanted to widen it, and also put a rifle shooting side on it and make it multi use. I am right-handed so I extended the same side back an extra 18" and cut one of the side pieces of trek on a slant, starting at 6" going to 0" over the 18" length to allow me to get closer to the extended area when my Led Sled was sitting on the top of the table. I finished the last table today. I took my Sled and one of my rifles out today and the thing worked great. I can scoot right up to the sled and access the sights without being in a strain whatsoever. Actually, it is perfect when using the rifle and rest. 

I am totally surprised how well both tables had held up over the years. They have set on bare ground for their lifetimes. I only had to cut about 1" off the 4 legs, due to rot, which is great considering their life span was 15 years and they have never been sealed, not one time. I plan to take better care of them in the near future. The cost was minimal, and they should last until I don't need them any longer.

Sometimes, one just hits a home run guys! 

[papa61]

That's great! I can't do much of anything with wood, it hates me. 

[pop pop]

papa61, our first house we owned I allowed a contractor to build it. I watched them and realized I could do that myself. In my lifetime I have totally designed the 3200 sq ft house we now live in, an 8-stall dairy milking barn and adjoining 80 cow freestyle barn, a 6 bent (60' X 50'long) 10 stall general stock barn, a 30' x 40' equipment shed, and a heated 12 stall hog farrowing house by myself. I will admit I did make some engineering mistakes in some of the projects but nothing that could not have been overcome with modifications. I am not telling this to BRAG, but just to show a man's lifetime works that I have accomplished. I recently finished building, with the help of my wife, an 6' X 8' small deck going into our mud room on the back of our house. What should have taken 2 days turned into 2 weeks.

At 76 I am slowing down and realizing my age. I will say I have enjoyed the scene of accomplishment and have really enjoyed it. I am sure you have excelled in other ways.   

My wife and I did a large amount of the building and finishing of all these projects. I thank God, I have lived and had a very blessed happy life.    

Edited Friday at 01:39 PM by pop pop