Thanks! That was news to me too so I wanted to pass it on 👍

Thanks Jack, it really does work great… But with anything outside it is good to maintain it… I’m planning to give the projects I made last year a light sanding and another coat in the next couple of weeks

Thanks Andy. The drip edge really works great 👍

@@JonPetersArtHome I will be adding it to my plans. Thanks

That’s awesome! Thanks.. sounds like a great project!

Thanks Andrew!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks Thomas, that’s great to hear👍

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks Steve!

Thanks! Definitely… love these clamps 👍

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks Brother! Hope you are enjoying the nice weather… great for cutting lawns… boy do we need some rain.

Thanks! That’ll last forever on a covered deck… The toughest thing on the wood and finish is the sun.

Great job! Does any one know a suppler for Sapele for 1x8x7 lenghths . I am in South Carolina. tx

Glad it was helpful!

Great to hear thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks! That sounds like a great finish and I love Spanish cedar… We don’t get it much around here

Thanks Brother!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks!

For sure 👍

Thanks Tom!

Thanks, yes I’m very lucky… we bought the house about 25 years ago when things weren’t so crazy.

Thanks! So nice to work with 👍

Thanks! I think this will work with a little bit of maintenance… Number one the Thixo epoxy… Number to the word choice, Sapele … and number three the finish. It is also important to cover the table as much as possible to protect it from the sun not the water… The table at the Jersey shore is often covered with a white cotton tablecloth. The tablecloth can get rained on and then dry with the sun and wind. So far the table down the shore is doing really good … I’m planning to give it another coat or two in a few weeks and I plan to post an update video.

@@JonPetersArtHome Thanks. Then why did the other tables fail? Mine is doing okay. Forms a U on occasion. We don’t cover is. I’m guessing that is a place to start. Reclaimed VG redwood is very stable. I used PPG (Sikkens) as the coating. I used TB3 but no Dominos. I’ll try again. I have 7/8” thick Odorata (Spanish cedar). This time I’ll use Dominos and make sure to cover it.

Hi Richard, I haven’t had good experiences with waterborne clear finishes outdoors. I posted an update to this table and other outdoor projects just a few weeks ago. It’s a short video that answers some other important questions for Outdoor finishes. I think it will be helpful. UV protection - I built a table for my mom’s deck a few years ago… Full sun exposure most of the day. She puts a white cotton tablecloth on the table top that’s waited, so it doesn’t blow away. The tablecloth gets wet from the rain and then dries out in the sun. If you don’t mind using a tablecloth when the table is not being used and this is a good way to protect against UV damage.

Thank you, when I use varnish I don’t buff or rub out the finish… after the last coat it’s done.

I like to give the finish a new coat once a year or two… first sanding with 220

I think I got it on sale and just wanted to try it out… it’s kind of like white oak but not as nice … I have heard that it’s used for barbecues

Thanks! Not too heavy… I just want to remove the nubs and I send by hand

Thanks, I would not apply over teak oil… giving the finish a fresh coat every year or two is a good idea… first sanding with 220

Thanks! I like to give the top of the table tops a light sanding with 220 and apply a fresh coat every year or two

It’s holding up really good… for a brewpub you might want to give it another coat every year or two

I did, it’s in the video

I think TotalBoat halcyon would be a good choice…. I built a white oak bench a few weeks ago and finished it with halcyon… the project video is on my channel.

@@JonPetersArtHome thank you so very much

Thanks Robert! I’m sure about a fence… I might go with Totalboat teak oil… it’s more of a penetrating oil finish then a film finish. I used it on the planters I built this spring you can check out the video on my channel if you like

@@JonPetersArtHome ok thanks!

Thanks, no not at all the varnish is a very strong finish.

Hi Brian, the bench and bee cabinet top with Halycon are doing good… but I’m still old-school and lean towards a solvent-based finish. Also the Gleam really pops the Sapele

I think so as long as it is dry… You can play it safe by making a test piece first

@JonPetersArtHome true. That test piece has saved us more than once. It's why we changed our minds about a full epoxy seal.

I think when they build epoxy river table‘s that’s what they do… I don’t think they use varnish for finish though some kind of a polish

I use blocks of wood with screws sticking through to support the work… This way I can finish the top while the bottom is still wet

Yea, not military issue

Really good, she keeps a white cotton tablecloth on it in the summer to protect it from the sun… I should do the same… I’m planning to give it another coat of varnish in the next couple of weeks and I’ll try to post an update

😂 I heard about that band on Steve Ramsey‘s show… podcast… Just looked him up actually seems like a nice guy

@@JonPetersArtHome no way. From Steve Ramsey? Metal.