Here is a custom dining table I made for John and Tracy Nabholz. This was a long and trying process throughout the project, but was rewarding in the end when I got to see the finish product & the client’s satisfying reaction. I had a great amount of help from my friend, John Bruhl, fellow woodworker and furniture maker. And John Nabholz himself put a lot of time and effort into the construction process of this table, and I was glad to have his enormous help. Speaking of enormous help, we also had many of our friends and family help with the flipping over of the 5’x11′ walnut & concrete table. Without them it would’ve taken a small indoor crane or “cherry-picker” to flip this thing over and position it just right on the base. 
Me (left) & Gary Strack (right) scraping off silicone left from the concrete mold.
- Gary helping scrap off more silicone left form concrete mold.
Peeling off the concrete mold
Walnut center support thru Concrete bases & bolted on w/ painted Angle Iron.
Strack Studio Furniture, LLC 
Like this very much. Would like to make something similar myself any helpful hints?
Thank you! Be sure to seal the outside of the wood before pouring concrete/quickcrete up against it. Check & recheck distance b/w any bolts you may have sticking out of the concrete relative to the edge of you conc. mold. Most importantly, make sure you have plenty of strong backs to help flip the top over…or a small crane.
How thick are your bases, I know table top is 5 x 11, I m doing 4×8 also have to do top on pieces instead of one pour because dining room is on second floor no way to get it up there in one piece
The bases are 4″ thick w/ a 1″ wide by 3/4″ deep reveal down the middle. Just a suggestion, but if I were you, I would pour the concrete pieces on the second floor where the dining table will be placed so you don’t have to carry these heavy pieces up stairs. Good luck!
could you make another one so i may purchase??
Is the table top 2.5 or 3″ thick? It is absolutely incredible! What cement mixture did you use? How did you tie the wood to the cement?