I wanted to share this. Last year I took 1/4 inch plywood approx 8inchx20inch and used it for the bottom and sides of my food pack to keep things from being damaged.When in camp I used the board as a table for my cookstove and for cleaning fish (awesome for fish) or just a cutting board. I would be hard pressed to not bring it along in the future. The best material Ive found is 5mm baltic birch also known as Russian Birch it is a little thicker than domestic and has several plys my panels have not warped and should last for some time. I thought about laminating formica to them but I think they would be too slippery. Also round the corners a little so they dont cut your packs. I use 3 that maybe a little overkill 1 would suffice but there so handy I cant bear to leave them at home.

you should see my canoe table design. baltic birch also. Jan

Kanoes-post a picture so we can see your table

i will do that when i get back. Jan

kanoes, now that you're back, we're still interested in seeing your canoe table.

That's for sure! Get the pix on the site for us.

posted pics "canoe tables" enjoy....i hope! lol Jan

btw...let me know what ya think.

Kanoes, that is awesome! Did you design them yourself? What do they weigh?

yep, they are my own designs.

the little, packable one is under 3, the long one is under 3 3/4.

baltic/finnish/russian birch is an awesome material. 1/4" equiv. has 5 plys and no voids. they claim to use non exterior glue to laminate the plys...if so, its better than any exterior glues we use here! i have had a small unfinished piece of it submerged in water (in a mason jar) for over 9 months now (just because i was curious) and not even a hint of delaminating.

Jan

Great design. Nice woodshop too. How about some basic dimension data on the tables, enough so we could duplicate them if we wanted?

Did you use drill press to punch out holes, or something more complicated?

Where are the pics?

see my previous post concerning pic location. look in the photo gallery.

packable table....approx. 17x17x16 3/4 high. made to fit in my food pack.

long table....12x32x18 high (no reason....its the scrap pieces i had left over)

drill press with a 1" forstner bit. the long table had gone thru various modifications so i didnt use 1' overall. (btw...this stuff will eat up a non-carbide bit!)

time consuming....messy....thats whats suppose to happen in a work shop. LOL Jan regarding dimensions...they are not set in stone.... i have a similar one (not for canoeing) thats 2'x4'x48" high. my portable deck bar.... :)

Kanoes - Nice job. The tables look really good.

Kanoes-cool table design

thanks for the accolades! Jan