Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[hunt4570]

Well I finally finished my latest project, A table for around the pool to replace one that a storm destroyed a while back. The top and stretcher is out of sweetgum, the legs are oak along with the half round used to anchor the umbrella underneath. Oh, and the pins to hold the stretcher. The wife liked the bark on the sweetgum and after a bit more than a year of drying the bark was still tight so I left it on.

In the process of fitting it in the garage.




And a close up of the finished product.


And its little space in the corner of the pool deck.

 

[Molalla1]

Nice hunt!

 

[hunt4570]

Nice hunt!

Thanks man.

 

[BackRoad]

Love the umbrella base. What did you use for your finish Mr. Hunt?

 

[Jstpssng]

Well I finally finished my latest project, A table for around the pool to replace one that a storm destroyed a while back. The top and stretcher is out of sweetgum, the legs are oak along with the half round used to anchor the umbrella underneath. Oh, and the pins to hold the stretcher. The wife liked the bark on the sweetgum and after a bit more than a year of drying the bark was still tight so I left it on.

In the process of fitting it in the garage.
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And a close up of the finished product.
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And its little space in the corner of the pool deck.

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Nice job! I envy people with the talent and patience to produce nice things like that.

 

[hunt4570]

Love the umbrella base. What did you use for your finish Mr. Hunt?

Oooo.. Mr Hunt, so fancy! Same thing I always use and have for many many years... Helmsman's Spar Varnish.

And I needed something with some weight to it.. that oak half round did the trick.

 

[hunt4570]

Nice job! I envy people with the talent and patience to produce nice things like that.

Thanks... such a pain sometimes, but the end result is normally worth it.
My first try at a pegged stretcher.. interesting work.

 

[Gordon Gould]

It's pretty neat when you can go out and cut some trees and turn them into something like that Hunt. Very nice.

Did you glue the stretchers too or just rely on the tapered pegs like in old times ?

gg

 

[hunt4570]

It's pretty neat when you can go out and cut some trees and turn them into something like that Hunt. Very nice.

Did you glue the stretchers too or just rely on the tapered pegs like in old times ?

gg

Thanks Gordon. And it is pretty neat turning trees on the property into "stuff" !
No glue on the stretcher, just the pegs on the end. With the slightly offset hole for the pegs I was a little amazed how tight it all got! We will see how it holds up outside in the elements.
Scott

 

[Skeans1]

Any guesses on footage?