Several months ago my daughter asked if I would build her a pedestal table similar to one posted by Agrieco (Anthony). Ultimately it will be 96" long and 42" wide. I started the project in early June and have made reasonable progress. The feet and pedestals are taking shape. I laminated 8/4 white oak into blocks, which I subsequently shaped on the bandsaw. I then used Festool Rotex Sander (60 grit sandpaper) to smooth things out. I can't say enough about the Rotex, it makes quick work of smoothing out the rough work coming off the bandsaw (I have seen some folks use an angle grinder). As you can see in the picture below, I still have some shaping and smoothing to do, but I am getting there. Also, if you look closely at the top of the pedestal, you will see a domino (%$#&*). Although I didn't intend for this to show (I used them to register the 8/4 boards so they wouldn't slide during glue up); however, since it does show, I am calling it a "design element"...there is another one on the opposite side. All-in-all, I am happy with the progress to-date. Next up will be securing the posts to the feet and then adding molding to the bottom and top of the pedestal posts.
