Absolutely. I jumped in head first. I'm hard headed and learn by making mistakes and doing it over 20 times though.
Here is the bottom after removing the stringers and cleaning the glue up with the plane.
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The stringers cleaned up and larger holes drilled to allow for movement. I also stained them with a darker color for contrast. As mentioned I'm going to go with the same sized smaller diameter stainless screws and some 1" stainless fender washers. This should allow a great deal of movement but still provide some support for the two slabs.
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Sneak peek at the finished top
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Lastly some what it will look like pictures before I pulled it back in to remove the glued on stringers. Doh!
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I think it will look great once I'm done with the bottom and have it all put together. I really like the darker cross braces for contrast but also to help take the focus off them a little bit when upright. I'm going to put another coat or two of thinned clear on the bottom and then call it done.
Thanks for any insight or comments as the ones provided earlier helped me correct for wood movement before calling it done.
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Originally Posted by jack duren
