Gifting a custom table for an amazing patriot.

This table project has been 4 years in the making and I will design and build it similar to this trestle table I made 14 years ago.

I made this table for my patio in 2012 out of American Walnut and South American Chechen wood. It's 4 inches thick, 10 feet long and 4 feet wide. I bet it weighs 600 pounds!

I will use the same trestle design for Jeff's but will also design some kind of Marine marquetry to celebrate his efforts in the Gulf War.

We will see what design we end up with.

His table will be made from an American Elm tree he cut on his own property and milled into lumber onsite.

This is his milling equipment.

And did a good job with the elm.

I asked him to make the lumber 2 inches thick.

Once milled, we had to let it air dry for 4 years to ensure it dried to the appropriate moisture level for table making.

Even though the wood has cracked after drying, I can use colored epoxy to further enhance the elm figuring.

This blog series will go fast expecting to wrap within 30 days!

If you have any questions; as always, feel free to ping me!

Mark,