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  1. 23rd January 2014, 01:45 PM #1
    turpulator
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    Default Building outdoor table, crack help.

    Hi, my first woodworking project, building 6 outdoor tables.
    The 8x2's I'm using for the seats and tops have some cracks in the ends, and with all the crack posts I can't work out if I should go epoxy or or the casting resin or what.
    I will be using a Feast and Watson decking oil to finish them, they will be in a pub beer garden.
    Should I use some "Bar DK" on the feet as well?
    I have no problem with the cracks not holes be filled with a black filler, I have some black oxide sitting here if that would do.
    Any advice would be appreciated, I like to do the job as well as I can, no doubt I will be judged on my effort here.
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  3. 23rd January 2014, 02:50 PM #2
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    Everyone is different, however I would cut the ends off.
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  4. 23rd January 2014, 03:12 PM #3
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    I would go for some additional strength and put dowels in through the edge/s.
    Experienced in removing the tree from the furniture
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  5. 23rd January 2014, 03:27 PM #4
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    Yes cut the cracks out or fill them,I could see that "things' could get caught in them
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  6. 23rd January 2014, 07:26 PM #5
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    those cracks look like they want to run from end to end of your timber

    I'd hold them with butterfly keys an then fill them in with tinted epoxy
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