Dan's Myrtle Anniversary Shaker Table
My wife and I have been happily married 5 years in December... the 12th... I think...
The traditional present for the 5th year wedding anniversary is conveniently wood. I've decided to make for us a nice family dinning table. (With possible chairs or benches.)
This table was meant to be completed last year, however, my roubo has blown out to a 2 year project (blog|forums|LumberJocks.) The design will be based on a shaker table I built in 2008 (blog).
Here's some pictures of how the table top comes as a flat pack from Boutique Timbers. Some assembly is required.
The boards is fiddleback tas. myrtle which will form the center of the top. This will be edged by 4" on both sides and 6" of breadboards made from the tas. myrtle slab. More design details to come.
(I'm still actually working on my bench. But I wanted the timber in the shed to acclimatise a little before working it.)