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The gates at the side of our house succumbed to a big wind storm recently. The cause was ground rot on the posts, but that meant that most of the wood was still in pretty good condition despite being over thirty years old. Instead of throwing it out my wife suggested recycling it to make an outdoor table.
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Signing UpStep 1Gathering the materials
The materials required for a table were conveniently the same as the materials avaiable from the broken gates, namely
4x4 posts approx 6ft long (4)
4x2 rails approx 3ft (2)
Palings (enough to cover a 6ft x 3ft surface)
Hinges (4)
Tip: because of the age of the wood I found it easier to saw the palings off the frame before de-nailing, to prevent splitting them.
4x4 posts approx 6ft long (4)
4x2 rails approx 3ft (2)
Palings (enough to cover a 6ft x 3ft surface)
Hinges (4)
Tip: because of the age of the wood I found it easier to saw the palings off the frame before de-nailing, to prevent splitting them.
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due to the snowpocalypse there is a ridiculous amount of used broken and forgotten wood laying in dumpsters around here ( tear )
i see it all the time and took some the other day, ill be going back for more after looking at this.
The only reason the posts rotted is because they were constantly exposed to water where they met the concrete footer. Whoever built the fence neglected to slope the concrete away from the base of the post.