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No, I would not mind. I would to tell you how I'm holding out. First things first, use SCREWS, NOT nails. Nails are find for indoors, where wood will not expand. Outdoors, since you're battling the elements, you need something to hold the wood togther strongly. For my framework, I used 1/4" x 3" fine threaded screws, coated with woodglue to assure that they would not move. I also pre-drilled 1/8" pilot holes. I did the same for the tabletop, but used 1/8" x 1 1/4" and drilled pilotholes. Secondly, before I stated the FRAMEWORK, I sealed the wood with Thompsons WaterSeal. Once I put the tabletop on, I sealed it with the waterseal, because it was stretched out and unwarped on the framework. I have measured and re-measured the table everday while it being outside. Using the above precautions and techniques, I've seen that the table has only expanded 1/8". BTW, that is in Florida conditions, in hurricane season.
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