That is a really smart idea!

It looks awful but lets you comment out the last of a comma-separated group. (I still use trailing commas)

Just Danish Oil, no stain. Ash naturally has lots of dark areas.

Here's an ash bowl also with a natural finish - it has a lovely contrast.

An idea that came to mind.. I do have a 3D printer so I could make 120° and 72° round radius guides like these.

Kudos for responsibly taking down the instance 👍

I'm doing basic, functional stuff so there's thankfully not much to figure out. I haven't done any mods to my printer. The bed stays level as long as I'm gentle while removing the print.

The only thing I've struggled with was layer and bed adhesion during cold weather. To solve that I made a simple enclosure and also slowed down my first layer.

Check the calibration:

1. Confirm that the outfeed table is parallel to the cutter head.
2. Confirm that the outfeed table is level with the top dead center of the cut.
3. Then confirm that the infeed table is parallel to the outfeed
4. Lastly confirm that the fence, when set to 90, is square to the outfeed table.

This should all the the case right out off the pallet but it's worth a check.

Greater photo! Never seen that detail before.

Great design! The lack of right angles puts it over the top

You've gained a table and lost some scrap wood - wins on both sides!

Clamp & glue is plenty strong. I've built a couple of desks with this approach plus a large dining table.

Try Lee Valley, they offer irons in a variety of widths.

I think that your vise would mar the finish, plus any errant layout lines would be harder to get rid of.

It's a 12' piece of scarf jointed cherry sourced from a local flooring & decor store. Finished with wipe on poly. We are really pleased with it!

Where is the hardware from? The opener on the left looks vintage.

Could you swap out the back legs with longer ones to help the thigh clearance?

Keep after that dream! A few years ago I moved, and was able to migrate from a basement shop into an addition. Natural light is so nice.

Good advice with the lifting casters 👍

The kit instructions say single for salt, multi hole for pepper. We're going to put cayanne pepper in the walnut dispenser a la Chef John (youtube chef).

Awesome! Thank goodness the kiddos like the set.