Tom King Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 I first met Roy Underhill when I was on a quest to find a supplier of slabs. Word of mouth had sent me to Hillsborough, and I was walking along a street trying to find the place. I happened to walk by a house with a bunch of people building shave horses in the back yard. Curiosity got the best of me, and I walked into the yard to see why they were making so many shave horses. This was Roy's last year in school ('75 or '76- can't remember), and he was teaching a class. He showed me all through his house, which looked an awful lot like the set of his TV show these days, and even let me play with the spring pole lathe. Anyway, that was a long time before the internet, Craigslist makes the quest for slabs a lot easier these days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 8/8/2017 at 8:32 PM, wtnhighlander said: My day-job boss has asked if I can build a 'unique' table for him. Working out the details, but he wants a thick red oak top, not live edge, but slab-like. Some sort of trestle base. @wtnhighlander have you settled on the design yet? If not, FWW just did a trestle table in the Aug 2017 issue that sounds similar to what you are describing. And your boss probably doesn't read FWW so it would be "unique" to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thanks, Mark. I'll look into that. I think the major point he wants is mass. For many years, he was a maintenance supervisor in the steel mill where we work. During that time, he developed a reputation for over-building any sort of fabrication or structure that was needed, because making steel is a very destructive process. He wants the table to reflect that 'over the top' style of construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 48 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: He wants the table to reflect that 'over the top' style of construction. Well that's easy then. Just glue up a panel of 6x6's and use cut off telephone poles for legs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 I was thinking more along the lines of this 12 x 12 lally column in our hundred year old basement. Actually his idea sounds intriguing. If he wants an industrial look some heavy steel angle faux reinforcement at the joints might go with that motif. That's up to you, but I hope you'll showcase the final outcome for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Well that's easy then. Just glue up a panel of 6x6's and use cut off telephone poles for legs. You laugh, but its not that far off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 No steel, we deal with enough of that every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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