This project started in the grove on my farm. I harvested several trees that were near the end of their lives and kept a walnut crotch and some cherry for myself. The slabs were too big for my machine tools, so most of the work was with hand tools. The slabs were 12/4 when sawn and distorted a lot during drying. So by the time they were flat, they ended up about 1-1/2" thick. There is a slide show of some of the construction details at:
http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/l...view=slideshow
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