Woodworking without pain - the end

Applying two coats of oil to the table a couple of weeks apart has provided the protection it needs from the weather - both wet and hot - and makes the birdy guano easier to wipe off. It has also darkened the timber a little as can be seen from the photo below but the marvellous reds of both the base and the top still come through wonderfully.


Out of curiosity I decided to 'weigh' the table by proxy. I weighed a 27cm offcut from the legs which came in at 7kg (unoiled). Based on this the rails, which are the same depth but half as wide will be 3.5kg per 27cm. An offcut of the top came in at 5.25kg for a piece 43.5 x 17.5 cm. Calculating this out for the actual dimensions of the table gives a total weight of 290kg. I don't think it will blow away in a hurry.

Now the next job is to repair the backs of the chairs which have suffered in the weather over several years.