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   hammer1 | Mar 26, 2005 09:04pm | #1

   Sounds like you may want to look at examples of Jacobean furniture. I don't know about the 20 coats of poly part. This style was characterized by heavy oak. Originaly the wood was split and worked with fairly crude tools. There is a good picture of such a table on the start page of this site.
   http://www.huntington-antiques.com/piece_de_resistance.html

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   BG | Mar 26, 2005 09:37pm | #2

   Lostsoal,
   Hammers suggestion is a good one for the table, finding a good bar wench is a bit challanging these days...ya might try 'Hooters'.
   Your wife probably wants a thick slabed table that is just waxed (wax with stain), breadboard ends, and, depending on your breakfast nook dimemsions, either a single or double pedestal.

    

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   lostarrow | Mar 27, 2005 12:10am | #3

   lostsoal...

    This could be a table that strikes her fancy. It's an Old English hayrake stretcher table.  It was in FWW #48, pgs 72-75. All done in heavy white oak timbers. Massive table. If I remember right the top was made up with three  13" wide QS white oak slabs. If it sounds interesting I can dig out the magazine, scan a pic, and send to you.   lost arrowBe not afraid of going slowly.  Be afraid only of standing still.   chinese proverb