I would like to make a small portable wooden table to lay across the cockpit seats (for lunches,etc). Any suggustions on type of wood to use and sources for buying the raw wood.
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Louis, the answer to your first question is walnut.
Since you want the table portable you can use any species you like as long as you don't leave it out in the weather. the answer to your second question is where are you?
Since you want the table portable you can use any species you like as long as you don't leave it out in the weather. the answer to your second question is where are you?
Go to a local lumberyard NOT HD or Lowes
and try to find some Northern white cedar. It is light strong and nice looking and durable. Walnut is heavy strong and durable and very nice looking. The cheapest way is a plain paint pine board.
and try to find some Northern white cedar. It is light strong and nice looking and durable. Walnut is heavy strong and durable and very nice looking. The cheapest way is a plain paint pine board.
Louis, You got a bunch of answers pretty quickly
let us know some more details and we can take you farther along this path. You can make it fancy or plain. I tend towards the Shaker tradition of function has its own beauty. Good craftsmanship and a very functional piece that serves its purpose perfectly is beautiful without being made from costly materials.
let us know some more details and we can take you farther along this path. You can make it fancy or plain. I tend towards the Shaker tradition of function has its own beauty. Good craftsmanship and a very functional piece that serves its purpose perfectly is beautiful without being made from costly materials.
Wood and boats. Ah!
We sail fiberglass boat but like to see wood in them. I think is built into our genes. You mention wood and all these guys start salivating. All of a sudden a simple board turns into a designed combination of art and functionality made of fine wood and exquisitely finished. Go for functionality, light weight and easy storage.
We sail fiberglass boat but like to see wood in them. I think is built into our genes. You mention wood and all these guys start salivating. All of a sudden a simple board turns into a designed combination of art and functionality made of fine wood and exquisitely finished. Go for functionality, light weight and easy storage.
How would you define "Nautical Look"?
Old, nostalgic? Proven design and functionality? The thruth is that the items we are replicating today were cheap, utilitarian tools in their day. The cheap, utilitarian items of today are mass produced out of plastic. Somehow I cannot picture that 3-4 generations down the road will be coveting a plastic foldable table wich today sells for under $5.
Old, nostalgic? Proven design and functionality? The thruth is that the items we are replicating today were cheap, utilitarian tools in their day. The cheap, utilitarian items of today are mass produced out of plastic. Somehow I cannot picture that 3-4 generations down the road will be coveting a plastic foldable table wich today sells for under $5.
folding table comparison
Here are three versions of the same table design.... two are teak the one from Ikea is another type of hardwood. price range $29 to $299!! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20055690 http://www.teakalook.com/prodDetail.cfm/30136?source=cs http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/28109/377%20710%201144/0/Fileting%20Tables,%20Teak%20Furniture/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/10/0?N=377%20710%201144&Ne=0&Ntt=Fileting%20Tables,%20Teak%20Furniture&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&page=CategoryDisplayLevel1&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=5004&subdeptNum=15&classNum=431
Here are three versions of the same table design.... two are teak the one from Ikea is another type of hardwood. price range $29 to $299!! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20055690 http://www.teakalook.com/prodDetail.cfm/30136?source=cs http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/28109/377%20710%201144/0/Fileting%20Tables,%20Teak%20Furniture/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/10/0?N=377%20710%201144&Ne=0&Ntt=Fileting%20Tables,%20Teak%20Furniture&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&page=CategoryDisplayLevel1&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=5004&subdeptNum=15&classNum=431
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