Farm rest bench & BBQ table

Aug. 20/2023
I have about three zelkova boards given to me by a friend about four years ago. I used one of them to make a bench for resting on the farm.And the remaining two were used for the BBQ table.
1.The material is zelkova with a thickness of 35 mm. There are three boards, but this time I decided to use a board with a width of 250mm.
2.Since the length is about 2m, I decided to cut each end by 350mm and use that part as a leg. It was too heavy to use with a table saw, so I cut it with a circular saw.
3.Cut diagonally with a band saw the part of the leg that connects to the top plate.
4.Cut the legs parallel to each other with a table saw.
5.I was thinking of using a dovetail for the connection between the legs and the top plate, but in the end I chose a pocket hole joint. Drill holes in 4 places using a handmade pocket hole jig.
6.The legs are fixed to the tabletop with 65mm course threads.
7.Flatten the surface of the baking sheet with a planer.
8.For the antirust material, I applied "IN-WOOD" that I received from a paint manufacturer more than ten years ago.
9.This is the leg part.
10.A 100mm concrete block was placed under the legs to prevent corrosion.
Completion of the rest area. Next time I have to put a light shielding sheet on the bench.
I put up a light shielding sheet, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like a homeless person living on the riverbed.

13.The remaining two zelkova trees are a little wider, so I pasted them on the wooden deck table.
14.Since it was warped greatly, I roughly cut it with an electric planer, and finally corrected it to a flat surface with a hand plane.
It's finished with glass paint, so it's a natural color. Maybe the table will be wider and the frequency of BBQ will increase.

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