table modification
- Thread starter rleichtman
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Salon Table
Terrible tool choice. If it is similar to our table (teak veneer over lumber core), you need a table saw with a thin kerf 60 tooth minimum crosscut blade. This blade will give you a much better cut, then finish with sander, etc.
However, tables like these have solid wood trim and that needs to be replaced after cutting it down in size. A good substitute would be a veneer strip glued to the table edge to cover the exposed lumber core.
Picture of your current table would help.
Terrible tool choice. If it is similar to our table (teak veneer over lumber core), you need a table saw with a thin kerf 60 tooth minimum crosscut blade. This blade will give you a much better cut, then finish with sander, etc.
However, tables like these have solid wood trim and that needs to be replaced after cutting it down in size. A good substitute would be a veneer strip glued to the table edge to cover the exposed lumber core.
Picture of your current table would help.
A good hand-held circular saw and sawboard (type of straightedge), starting with a very shallow cut through the veneer, then the final through cut, can certainly do the job.
It's the poor craftsman who blames his tools.
It's the poor craftsman who blames his tools.
Hundreds if not thousands have done so, on your boat and many others of its size.
I've long thought about it, but the nicest ones I've seen are table replacements, rather than butchering (my wood skills, that is!
) the OEM. I'd put the OEM in another cabin or in the garage, and either make or buy a new one and screw it onto the existing pedestals.
Good luck.
I've long thought about it, but the nicest ones I've seen are table replacements, rather than butchering (my wood skills, that is!
) the OEM. I'd put the OEM in another cabin or in the garage, and either make or buy a new one and screw it onto the existing pedestals.Good luck.
Now, Stu. Didn't I see some pretty nice work where you increased storage space by installing drawers in the salon?
The tables are not wood so you pretty much have to make a new one if you cut it down. I made a new one out of walnut.
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Looks great, I decided I would have to build a new one rather than modifying the existing table, however, how much smaller is practical ? How much smaller did you make it and would you do it the same way again? Tom
I think it is only about an inch smaller on each side, so about two inches overall at most. It works great so yes, I would do it again.
I don't know your boat. But echoing Stu Jackson's (already replied) observation, is it possible instead to keep the existing table and just to make a new smaller one? ... the existing table can be stowed away either somewhere within the boat or at home to be brought out when you might need the larger size?
Here is a cut-and-paste from a recent thread on the Cherubini Hunter forum about "table size reduction" which may stimulate the creative juices ...
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Originally Posted by Alctel
rardi, is that a non-standard table? It looks smaller than mine
Hi Actel:
Yes it is smaller. Actually we two have broached this subject before:
http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=1130562&highlight=table
But to provide some more background: When I brought the original table home a number of years ago to try to repair/refinish the damaged surface, my wife and I noticed how much bigger and less crowded the whole salon area felt without the table in it. We use the boat almost always for day-sailing, so a large table wasn't really needed most of the time. So I made the smaller replacement you see in the picture. Large enough for putting down sandwiches and beer and potato chips for two. The original table it turns out is easily wedged out of the way over those side shelves our Cherubini Hunter 36's have in the v-berth area. And the new large shelf that it makes in that spot is great for storing soft stuff like sleeping bags. For those times we might want to use the original table (either as a table or to convert the starboard seats into a bed), the table is easily retrieved without fuss. Turned out to be a good modification for us.
