cockpit table

[glennd3]

I am having a cockpit table made and the man making the table is going to send pictures of the process so I thought it would be nice to watch the process. I will post them as I get them.

[scgunner]

     Wow, that is a really gorgeous piece of wood. On a project like this I've found that sometimes the hardest part of the project is cutting and arranging the wood to get the best presentation of that beautiful grain.

[Noah]

A beauty! Interested in hearing more about its design: What will be the size of the completed table? Will it hinge up from the binnicle, have a vertical or angled support arm/leg, folding leaves?

[glennd3]

Solid teak table size folded is 12" Wide and 28" long. Open it is 24" inches
wide  and 28" inches long. With extension installed it is 24" inches wide and
40" inches long. Table has all end grain capped. Leafs at hinged with six
304 polished stainless hinges , three each leaf, mortised into the table. The
table has a 1/4" inch fiddle along each leaf when table is folded. Table
edges are rounded over when open. Table is sanded to 220 ready for finish
Standard finished the table wood grain is filled with Clear Penetrating
Epoxy. A twocomponent polyurethane system with a durable, gloss
finishes over penetrating epoxy this finish has a high UV durability, Block
sanded and polished

[glennd3]

The table has sat a week normal to make sure no bends or bows, notice the end grain has been capped on the main table. Tomorrow will cut to size and start mortising the hinges. Then fit the extension.

[glennd3]

more

[glennd3]

Here are some more pictures.

[rmbrown]

I'm getting jealous!

[glennd3]

My xmas gift from the admiral.

[andre]

Nice job. I made mine this winter but with iroko wood. My problem is that I don't know what to use for finition. I see that you will use epoxy. Is it easy to use. My old one had cetol marine but I need to apply every year. Excuse my fault I'm learning English.

[glennd3]

Your Table is beautiful, very nice work. I cannot answer your question but I will inquire when he sends me the next batch of photos. I would not use cetol though on your table. I think it needs a nicer finish. I had the option of doing the finish myself but opted not to. I realized from refinishing some of my interior woodwork just how difficult a table with folding leaves would be to do. Each piece of the table basically has 6 sides to seal/finish and I did not have confidence that I could do it correctly. It looks like you clearly have more skill than I so please post more pictures of your work.

[scgunner]

     Both of those tables are beautiful but they both look gigantic. Is there any room for humans in the cockpit  when they are fully deployed?

[andre]

With my table we can easy eat 6 in the cockpit. c

[andre]

if there is a specialist in finition I will appreciate the information. For now my table is sand with 120 grit and I wait because I don't know what I will use for finition. the iroko wood is similar of teak and contains natural oil. Any suggestions. Thank you.

[andre]

More pictures. I began with rought iroko wood.