I've been talking about this thing in dribbles and droplets for a couple months. (I work slowly.) This weekend I got all the joinery finished and did a dry fit. Here's the joinery shot I posted previously......
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Did a dry fit and clamped it up (see post #2, below) - I was pleased with the fit and the overall look. Here's the first leg I finished the detail work on - copying something I saw on a John Boos butcher block. First pic is after cutting the channel with the tablesaw. The next is what it looks like after shaping with rasps and sandpaper.
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There's a shelf that will sit about 3" above the top of the details. You can see the mortise for the lower stretcher on which the shelf will sit, in the first pic.
Three more legs to go. But I really am getting there.......
I'll take and post more build photos when I start gluing up the sections. Gonna glue up one side, then the other, then put the two sides together. Haven't used that approach before with a table, but I'm thinking it should make it easier. Still haven't decided on tightbond or epoxy. Gotta fish or cut bait there pretty soon.
More to come.
Fred