Table was built mostly from wood that was harvested by myself and a few friends. My nephew had a number of trees that needed to be taken out to make room for a new barn that was to be built. Among these trees was a very old and large big leaf maple with the center core rotted out. Prior to the tree coming down we were very hopeful that this monster would have some fiqure inside. At the base the tree measured a good 4'+ across and as luck would have it, the entire tree is quilted.
This is the second project made from that wood, the first being a small mirror frame.
To make the table somewhat different I angled the legs inward, opposite to what would be the norm.
Finish is wipe on poly,Top is 1 3/8" thick (solid of course), leg stretchers are attached with double dowels, magazine rack was built using 1/2" mortises (slats are 5/8") with the shoulders cut back to fit the mortises, this was then attached to the legs using dowels.
CC welcome
John