Doggie Bowl Holder?

[Dave Haughs]

My dog makes a mess with her water bowl so I have been looking for something with a splash gaurd. After looking for a while I decided to build something like this:


Only different . I have my own style in mind but thats the only picture of one I could find.

I'm stuck on deciding what sort of wood to use. For the price those above sell for they should be made of teak, but they are just pine. I have been contemplating making it out of teak but I am not sure if its worth it. Basically this is to protect the walls and woodwork in my house, but I'd love for it to be water proof/resistent itself. Is teak about the only route or could I use a more common hardwood like oak or maple and just cover it in layers and layers of poly? Seems that it would eventually start to look bad.

Any suggestions?

[Joe Chritz]

No finish will keep regular water from killing the finish itself.

There are many woods you can use that are rot resistant. Cedar, IPE, White oak, Cypress are just a few.

Personally I would most likely use white oak and put on a light varnish oil mixture and plan on re touching once a year.

Joe

[Dave Haughs]

Good call. I didn't think about those. I just don't know enough about wood yet and teak was the only one I knew of that was water proof. i didn't think about rot resistant wood.

[Greg Sznajdruk]

Joe:

High school latin was 45 years ago, but still have my text books.




Si vis pacem, para bellum

Vegetius De Rei Militari III (paraphrased)


Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum--"Therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war"

General Vegetius

As you can tell I have alot of time on my hands.

Greg

[David DeCristoforo]

"...Any suggestions?..."

Get a cat? No? OK, then... there is no way it's going to remain "pristine" regardless of the wood/finish used. As mentioned, any "rot resistant" wood will work. I always look to mahogany (remember, it's used extensively in boat building). But, one way or the other, this is something that's going to have to be refinished often.

[Charlie Plesums]

I used Melamine for the top, with silicone sealer at the edges.

[Wade Lippman]

I made mine out of varnished walnut 5 years ago. It is still fine. But maybe Jessie is neater than your dog.

BTW, I made the bottom a box that I store the dog food in. That has worked out well also.

[Dave Haughs]

"...Any suggestions?..."

Get a cat? No? OK, then... there is no way it's going to remain "pristine" regardless of the wood/finish used. As mentioned, any "rot resistant" wood will work. I always look to mahogany (remember, it's used extensively in boat building). But, one way or the other, this is something that's going to have to be refinished often.

We've got a cat too. He's worse cause he like to play in the water. He also likes to take showers so he's not your normal cat. However we also have a year and a half old human that thinks its funny to splash in the bowl too . So really I'm basically just out of luck. I don't mind refinishing I just don't want rot or for it to swell up. I learned the lesson the hardway as it swelled the trim in our old house and now that we just moved and have a nice new house to tear up I'd like to keep it nicer for longer...

I'll take a look at the lumber shop after work and see what they have

[Brent Dowell]

For our new pup, we are using the 'water dish in a storage tote' method to contain the water.

She actually goes snorkeling and blows bubbles in the water with her nose, then takes a big mouthfull of water and starts walking around, dribbling as she goes....

That's a good idea, I may have to make something like that....

[Chris Ricker]

At the risk of setting off an Atom Bomb, have you thought of using PVC panels?

Water resistant, wont rot, machines "like" wood, Glue together assembly, cleans up nicely.

I have used these for several exterior trim projects with success

[Mike SoRelle]

At the risk of setting off an Atom Bomb, have you thought of using PVC panels?

BLASHPEMER! HERETIC! INFIDEL!


Brent: I think my new puppy is your puppy's twin, I caught mine doing the same bubble thing yesterday, it was amusing at least.

[william Ku]

You could try granite. A couple of large stone tiles from the borg could work.

[Reed Wells]

PVC? Is that Chris a subversive?

[Dave Haughs]

At the risk of setting off an Atom Bomb, have you thought of using PVC panels?

Water resistant, wont rot, machines "like" wood, Glue together assembly, cleans up nicely.

I have used these for several exterior trim projects with success

Yeah but wood looks nicer and it could be a fun project.

[mike wacker]

West System epoxy coating over most wood will do extremely well. Don't have to worry about UV breaking it down.