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jbolty · 02-22-2018, 10:01 AM

if it's a typical design the end grain on the bottom of the legs will sink into any soft ground and no amount of paint will stop rot over a pretty short time.

What I have done is make feet with aluminum angle iron. Or add a second "leg" screwed to the side of each main leg that extends past a little and acts as the sacrificial leg and can be replaced as needed.

I have a set my dad made out of white pine about 15 years ago and they are just finally ready to be replaced. I'm sure they have increased in weight over the years from paint.

02-22-2018, 10:01 AM	#12
jbolty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 653 Thanks: 312 Thanked 244 Times in 143 Posts	if it's a typical design the end grain on the bottom of the legs will sink into any soft ground and no amount of paint will stop rot over a pretty short time. What I have done is make feet with aluminum angle iron. Or add a second "leg" screwed to the side of each main leg that extends past a little and acts as the sacrificial leg and can be replaced as needed. I have a set my dad made out of white pine about 15 years ago and they are just finally ready to be replaced. I'm sure they have increased in weight over the years from paint. Last edited by jbolty; 02-22-2018 at 11:18 AM.