Not wanting to hijack the thread about table surfacing, here's a few pics of a dining table I had the pleasure of machining recently. Unfortunately the customer wanted a brown stain, so the finished photo leaves a lot to be desired, but the table top is 40" x 102" x 1.75" thick, and was machined from a 58" (!) x 120" x 2" slab of Bubinga. The "inlays" are 3/4" steel and are bolted through the wood and a 1/4" steel sub top.
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