Beetle Kill

This weekend I turn the final corner in my DIY harvest table build. I started this table from rough sawn beetle kill pine from Red Feather Lakes. I drove up there in my Jeep and purchased more wood than I actually needed for the project. I am glad I did as I had a learning curve to adjust to...

This past weekend was spent exclusively in the garage where I easily spent 12 or more hours a day working on getting the dining room table legs to their final assembly. Above is the first of the pair of the legs. The vertical legs have been mortise and tenoned for the joint to maintain a strong bond from top to bottom...

I started milling down the 4x4's this weekend to what has officially become the start of our harvest table! Thankfully I purchased more of these than I thought I was going to need for the build. The learning curve and the waste was a little higher than anticipated and I sacrificed 2 pieces in the learning process...