Finally done. This thing has been floating around my shop for probably two years ready to glue up, but I am just ambivalent about it dry assembled with no finish on it.
I finally glued it up, got some finish on it, and I am still ambivalent. It does have some classic proportions I do appreciate, but I personally don't like the feet. That's it. I don't like this table because I don't like the legs and I dislike the feet. Thanks for listening while I got all vulnerable sharing my feelings.
Material is American Beech. I finished the legs and aprons with hemp oil and Clapham's Bees Wax polish. I used a soap finish on the top made from Castile (Castille?) soap flakes and distilled water. I did use some epoxy however many years ago to build up some stock to make the legs from, but by and large the grandkids can cut every tooth in every head on this table and maybe get some fiber in their diet.
Maybe I will like the feet on this table after they have some teething marks from the grands. For now it is in the living room next to my reading chair, giving it a chance to grow on me.
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