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   tom77 | Feb 05, 2007 10:39pm | #1

   Tracy,

   You will need some experienced help to build this table.  If you have the aptitude for mechanical things, a willing advisor, access to a reasonably well equiped shop, and a lot of patience, you have a chance.  Should you decide to proceed and successfully build this table, you will no longer be a rank amateur.

   You might browse through the skills and techniques section of this site, and look at videos on mortise and tenon joinery, finishing table tops, etc. (whatever interests you)

   Good luck, Tom.

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   TracyK | Feb 05, 2007 10:49pm | #2

   Thank you, Tom. I'll take a look at the videos.

   I think my dad will be willing to help out (dads tend to have a weak spot for daughters, even when we're in our 30s!), but I'll have to show him the web page and see if he thinks we can do it. I know he's done some basic projects for the new house, but I don't know if he's tackled anything this complicated.

   I do love the idea of this table, though... I live in a small space but I love to have people over for dinner occasionally, so it would be perfect.CT poster in bad standing since 2000.

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   nikkiwood | Feb 06, 2007 02:22am | #3

   The key question is whether or not your dad is set-up to do mortise/tenons; if he can handle that part of the task, then it should be possible to puzzle out the rest.

   If one's skill and confidence level is not real high when it comes to ####complicated project like this one, it often helps to cobble one together out of MDF before you tackle the table itself. A sheet of this stuff is only $25, so it is a low-cost way of building the skills you need.

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