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Tony Partain
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Initially Posted - 05/24/2004 : 20:14:02

After banging my quad on the old table a couple of times I wanted a better solution. The old table was just to big. I went out a purchased a piece of ruff cut teak and went to work. The shape of the original table was good, so I followed the pattern only smaller. Teak is a great wood to work with very easy to sand and cut. At least it will be easy to refinish after a few nicks.

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Tony Partain
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DrDre
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Response Posted - 05/25/2004 : 10:43:43

Tony,
I'm thinking of doing the same thing. But instead of buying a new piece of teak can't I just cut down the existing table?
Thanks for the pics.

A'

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 05/25/2004 : 11:54:43

Hi Tony,

That sure is a pretty piece of teak ... where did you find it? Was it one big piece, or did you have to glue it together? Did you saw the notch out yourself? If so, what sort of tool did you use?

Thanks, and good luck on your project!

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Tony Partain
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Response Posted - 05/25/2004 : 12:56:07

It started out as a 1"x 9" x 8' ruff cut piece of teak. My dad has quite an extensive wood working shop so we planed it smooth and squared the edges. The notch was cut out with a table saw. Then we ripped a 1/8" piece to fit in the notch. Then cut it into three pieces. To make a good bond we wiped the joint with acetone and used epoxy for the bonding agent. We clamped from every angle to keep it flat. A little sanding and teak oil made it look great. Teak should be available from any hardwood supplier

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/25/2004 : 15:15:41

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Tony Partain
 ...Teak should be available from any hardwood supplier
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Nice table Tony.

As for teak being available from any hardwood supplier, I remember a few years back trying to locate a 4 foot piece of teak and I must have called every lumberyard in southeast Michigan before I found a place that had ONE piece of teak on hand. You would think that lumberyards in a state with more boats than any other state would stock some teak.

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