The process to complete this table has been long. Because of the cold weather I have been limited in my ability to work in my shop since it is not heated. Regardless, I have finished construction and would like to share some photos.
In order to attach the legs I clamped on a square to make sure everything was lined up before I drilled the holes. I had originally planned to bolt the legs on and then changed my mind once I realized that the legs were not supported enough.
I mounted the legs with dowels and added a table length brace, but it did not provide enough lateral support, so the table still moved side to side.
I decided I would need to add more lateral bracing between the legs and that did the trick. Here you can see that I've got the table right side up. I began working on sanding all the surfaces in preparation for staining.
I'll be using two coats of water based dye stain in an amber color and then two coats of a dark gel stain. The water based gel stain drys in about 2-4hrs and the gell stain requires a full 24hrs between coats. Once those layers are done then I'll finish with around 4-6 coats of urethane to finish things off.
