Base Connection

After much glueing, doweling, clamping…. BOOM:  Table Base!

Pedestal shaped & tung oiled

Pics of the pedestals shaped, sanded, &  with one coat of tung oil.

After making several passes in both directions using a forstner bit on my drill press, I shaped with a grinder (rather, my Dad shaped), then I sanded w/ an orbital sander, then finally hand sanded the pedestals and eased the edges.

Shaping these pedestals was a pain in the ars! Which is why I refuse to make this style of pedestal ever again… unless of course I receive an offer I can’t refuse!

Given the time spent making this table plus the time needed to complete it; i’ve estimated the number of hours it will take to build this table is 125 man hours, but with the “Rule of Reality” times 2 = 250 hours total. So, to give you an idea of how much this table would cost you to have me build it, take 250 x $30/hr = $7,500 (JUST FOR LABOR) plus material cost $800 = $8,300. However, if you’re family I might…MIGHT 😉 give you a deal on the labor costs…