Doug -- Mastercard is priceless. This could be a good commercial.
"...I'm curious as to how that table you bashed together would perform long term. There's bound to be some expansion/contraction. But will it fall apart, or will the legs just get a bit loose?"
Art. I think it will hold up pretty well. The wood was nice and seasoned so any movement will be minor at that scale. And since they are dovetails with shoulders, a little looseness won't matter too much -- the table will still sit atop the four legs and I know the tails won't shrink enough to pull out laterally.
"I would have given a dollar to see that one Sam."
I'll take it, Don!
"...Are you going to be over in the northwest for any shows this year?"
I might go to Portland for the AAW Symposium, Dan, but only as a spectator/attendee.
"BTW, hope you enjoyed that beer!"
It was nice and cold and definitely hit the spot, Bill.
Ultimately, I kinda felt bad for the gentleman. He just didn't seem to get into to the spirit of the challenge/demonstration. But everyone else seemed to have fun watching, and I know I had fun making something, and that is what it is all about. And these types of questions are really just food for thought. When I posed the question or thought about it, it never precluded not having all my hand tools, but rather just the first major power tool aquisition. Heck, a treadle bandsaw might be pretty cool, too, or when my son gets a little older, a bicycle powered bandsaw could work out well.
I certainly wouldn't want to give up my sliding table saw, or anything else, for that matter, when it really comes down to it, though.
