Hickory Dining Table Rough Dimensioning

I started on my biggest project to date, a hickory dining table. It'll be 4×6' without its leaf, and 7.5' with it.

The top in four parts right now. I wasn't happy with how some of the boards turned out so I'll be hunting around for some more to finish the halves and get me a leaf.

The legs were from a 16/4 slab I got from a local sawyer for pretty cheap. It wasn't dried well so I've been doing a lot of resin work to fill and prevent the spread of checks. I'm hoping I'll be able to keep them around 3.5", we'll see how it goes.

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Mobile Work Table Frame

I've had these Douglas fir 4x4's sitting for half the year. I milled them up this past week and framed out the base for a mobile work/outfeed/assembly table that I can use at Technocopia . The plan is to fill it with four cabinets (two with drawers, one with trays and one for a dust cyclone) so I can bring everything into the workshop with me.

Finished Black Locust Plant Stands

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