This is the original table in the PUP. It sits in the dinette and folds down to make the 3rd bed if need. There is nothing wrong with it, other than aesthetics. Well I mean even aesthetically it looks fine but fine isn't good enough for this PUP! Time to dismantle.
After unscrewing the legs and other pieces from the bottom of the original table, I put a piece of kraft paper over the table bottom and made a drill map by tracing where all the screws go. I also measured and wrote dimensions everywhere so when we build the new tabletop we can put the legs back in the correct spot. Since this table folds down into the bed, the legs and pieces need to go back in the same spots or it won't fit properly in the PUP.
I used the new Tigersaw to cut through all the nails to take the pallet apart. Once all the boards were off I used a center punch and some end cutting pliers to get the nail heads out. They were only a little rusty...
Pallet all dissembled. Time to sand. Thank you to Grandpa Jim this process flew by. I used his old belt sander to sand these boards clean. Check out this before and after! Starting to look really nice.
After more sanding and some planing of the edges we have a nice pile of useable boards. The idea was to try a herringbone table top design, but we soon found out that we wouldn't have enough of the same wood to complete this design.
Instead we are going to do a simple 45˚ design. We are going to glue these pieces to a piece of 1/4" plywood then nail them from the back of the plywood to secure them in place.
I used a wood conditioner on the back side of the pallet boards and it really brought the color of the wood back! I'm still deciding on if I want to stain the top or not but after seeing this result I may just wood condition the top and add a coat of poly and call it a day. We shall see!
See Part 2 of this table progress here!
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