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2nd February 2019, 05:10 PM #1Novice
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Outdoor table
I am planning to build an outdoor table using rescued ironbark from a deck.
I am thinking of fixing the legs to the apron with pocket hole screws. The table will live in the weather.
My question is are: Will pocket holes be good enough for a 2 meter table? and if so, what pocket hole screw should I use.
As a real beginner, I could use some sage advice
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2nd February 2019, 05:57 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Get it all together with the pocket hole screws then add more brackets from the legs to the side rails ,the pockhole screws would not be enough for a good strong job
For a outdoor table use gal screws
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2nd February 2019, 06:01 PM #3Member
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Hi Tiger12,
I've built a similar sized table to the one you are proposing out of Jarrah.
I like pocket hole screws for outdoor furniture, I use the blue coloured ones Kreg sell for exterior use.
One bit of advice, I strongly suggest you fix timber braces the same height as your apron across each internal corner, behind each leg.
It will be pretty much bullet proof.
Cheers,
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2nd February 2019, 06:03 PM #4Member
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Oops, didn't see your post nrb.
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3rd February 2019, 05:28 AM #5New Member
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for outdoor use, how about going for stainless steel screws made by SPAX ?
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3rd February 2019, 09:30 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I have never seen a pocket hole table made out of hardwood such as iron bark survive in the weather.
Personally I would go a traditional table construction route.
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3rd February 2019, 10:22 AM #7Novice
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Thanks people,
I will put timber braces in the corners behind the legs,
I suppose I could also put steel brackets connecting the legs to the apron but might be overkill and I would need stainless steel to avoid rusting.
Since this is a love job for my son I need to keep the cost reasonable.
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3rd February 2019, 04:06 PM #8
Sage advice . Throw away the pocket hole gizmo .
Screwed stuff just falls apart pretty quickly . You may get ten to
fifteen years out of the table before it needs a rebuild or throw it .
Specially if the table goes through a few house moves and party's.
If it doesn't matter then fine . Your son will have a table that looks
good for a while.
I just know pocket hole assembly makes it a waste of time and wood.
Not from ever having done it. Just seeing tones of what happens
when stuff is made that way.
Same with steel brackets.
Rob
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6th February 2019, 01:09 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Pocket holes has their place in wood working however not in outdoor furniture, wood expansion and contraction eventually causes the screws to fail, by this i mean the screw heads completely snapped off. I've seen raised gardens beds fall apart after a couple of years because they were simply screwed together.
Cost effective would be using no additional hardware and going with traditional joinery method, yes takes more time to construct but will outlast pocket hole screws
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