I wish we videoed the part where Alis and I had a long, long, long design discussion. If the whole thing is 12 feet long, the logs will be heavier and hold it all together better. And if the logs overhang, it will counterweight to prevent the middle from sagging. Stuff like that!
Beautiful! These kind of tables are quite common in Finland. I have never really paid much attention to them, but oh boy after this video I will probably examine every table I come across in the future for what kind of joinery has been used in them. :D
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Love this latest version of the picnic table, it just keeps improving!
This project just shows how to waste good material making something aesthetically - and logistically - bigger than it should be. That's the only reason you need a bunch of people to pull it off.
Building pure wood: we joke about how if you can do it, you get extra points to go to woodworkers valhala when you die. But there is something a bit more soul feeding when you can pull it off.
Extra fasteners and glue involve extra embodied energy and possibly toxicity. It also involves bringing in outside materials in most cases. The exception would be something like wooden pegs, which would still probably take more time and energy. This can be made with materials from the site (presuming that's where you're getting the logs) and hand tools. If you want to glue it, you'd either have to boil down hooves and hides or buy glue that probably was made far away with toxic gick. Pine pitch should work too. I did see in the comments that they used linseed oil which I'm guessing they bought since I don't think they have fields of flax on site. 😉
say me and my wife are both 20 i come out of the Netherlands, she comes from Illinois. would love to be a part of it we have our own van we live in. I volunteered at Calusa nature center for over 4 years managing the place.
Is there a disadvantage to putting some wooden dowels into the top logs to ensure they don't wiggle? Maybe more water intrusion? I'm thinking of someone leaning on the edge and one or more boards lifting. Maybe even putting pegs in horizontally? Though i guess that makes it hard to move since the top becomes a single piece.
First: it doesn't seem to wiggle. Second, we talked about adding pegs, and the discussion wandered into something more elegant - making the logs so huge that gravity will hold it together just fine, without pegs.
I wish we videoed the part where Alis and I had a long, long, long design discussion. If the whole thing is 12 feet long, the logs will be heavier and hold it all together better. And if the logs overhang, it will counterweight to prevent the middle from sagging. Stuff like that!
Beautiful! These kind of tables are quite common in Finland. I have never really paid much attention to them, but oh boy after this video I will probably examine every table I come across in the future for what kind of joinery has been used in them. :D
Love this latest version of the picnic table, it just keeps improving!
It's really cool when you see something go from a tree to a finished project.
This project shows how important community is. One person alone couldn't move those big logs. Great work!
This project just shows how to waste good material making something aesthetically - and logistically - bigger than it should be. That's the only reason you need a bunch of people to pull it off.
I particularly like how it eliminates a lot of the stubby logs from the version on the Caldera. And uses fewer, beefier table-top logs.
Did you treat the wood (especially the joints) with linseed oil?
Yes.
Nice.
Beautiful!
It is cool that it is heavy enough to hold itself down and the notches keep it in place.... why would you build this without fasteners or glue?
Building pure wood: we joke about how if you can do it, you get extra points to go to woodworkers valhala when you die. But there is something a bit more soul feeding when you can pull it off.
Extra fasteners and glue involve extra embodied energy and possibly toxicity. It also involves bringing in outside materials in most cases. The exception would be something like wooden pegs, which would still probably take more time and energy. This can be made with materials from the site (presuming that's where you're getting the logs) and hand tools. If you want to glue it, you'd either have to boil down hooves and hides or buy glue that probably was made far away with toxic gick. Pine pitch should work too. I did see in the comments that they used linseed oil which I'm guessing they bought since I don't think they have fields of flax on site. 😉
Actually, another reason I can think of is that you wouldn't want to move a table like this as one unit, since I'll bet it's really heavy. 🤔
Is this Kyle of "Gobcobatron" fame?
Sounds like Kyle, but dunno?
say me and my wife are both 20 i come out of the Netherlands, she comes from Illinois. would love to be a part of it we have our own van we live in. I volunteered at Calusa nature center for over 4 years managing the place.
Is there a disadvantage to putting some wooden dowels into the top logs to ensure they don't wiggle? Maybe more water intrusion? I'm thinking of someone leaning on the edge and one or more boards lifting. Maybe even putting pegs in horizontally? Though i guess that makes it hard to move since the top becomes a single piece.
First: it doesn't seem to wiggle. Second, we talked about adding pegs, and the discussion wandered into something more elegant - making the logs so huge that gravity will hold it together just fine, without pegs.
More holes = quicker rot.
Ahh the sheer opulence of heavy equipment.