/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>498564
Hey OP. I'd put that table in my house if it was stained and finished in an aesthetical way. It looks a lot better than my first projects.

I fixed exactly the same problem you had exactly the same way about a week ago. Only I used the thing in the pic, don't know the proper English term. I used glued mortise and tenon joints and applied the tension when the glue was only just applied. I let it sit like that for 2 days before releasing the tension and it remained in proper shape.

The concerns about the treated wood are not entirely misplaced, but probably too late. Your wood is probably treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) or alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ); I would be surprised if it was something other than one of those two. Sawdust created when working with CCA-treated of wood is not something you want to inhale or even get on your skin. I always work outside, wear a good dustmask and shower within a few hours when sawing or sanding treated lumber. It however poses no risk at all once it's finished unless you burn it indoors or take a bath in vinegar with it. Ones bound to the wood's lignin and cellulose CCA become practically water-insoluble and does not leech at all in an average indoor environment. And that's not even taking a nice acrylic or PU varnish into account, that'll shield the wood even more. If your wood has been treated with ACQ, then there's even less of a risk, and you can take that bath with your coffee table

>>498576
>>498531
These guys are probably just repeating things they heard without actually understanding the underlying reasons. Pressure treated wood still has a bad rep, especially with the old timeys, because of the chemicals used in the past. (hence >>498543) Creosote, pentachlorophenol (the infamous PCP), .. killed you just the same as the bugs and fungi, just a bit slower. These however are rarely used anymore, and not something you'd find in your local hardware store.

Enjoy your table. Your work is worthy of it.

What the fuck guys:
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mfw when all those are larger than my 8x10 student bedroom.
What do people even need to pack in there besides bed, desk, wardrobe, chair and some shit to put clothes on (like the floor)