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skel
The design brief for this table included a requirement for it to carry the weight not only of a barrel of ale, but also the rugby scrum trying to empty it. Additionally it had to be flexible enough to be placed on a bumpy lawn.
frame
The skeleton of the table is a frame of 2x3 green oak sections pinned together and to flanges on the principal section with stainless steel bolts giving the required strength and flexibility.
fin And here the workshop assistant checks out the one inch slab oak top.