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That ought to keep you going. Looks great!
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Whats the base look like? Then then is all those chairs to make!! Top looks great.
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Nice grain match
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That is an absolutely beautiful table top. Bet its a bear to wrestle around. Trestle legs with stretcher?
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Yes it will be a trestle legs with stretcher base.
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Wow! That is stunningly beautiful. How did you flatten/smooth it?
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Put it through the jointer on one side and hand plane the other side. I have a 12" jointer so was able to do half then turn it around and did the other half.
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Wow!! Beautiful bookmatch with all lumber from same tree. Thats the way to go. And no sapwood
