Guests to my house are usually surprised to learn that this table was made without a single nail or screw. Its incredibly solid and has zero wobble. Its rigidity comes from twelve mortise and tenon joints, the strongest joint known to woodworking. At the request of my wife, I hid the tenons by using "stopped tenon" joinery. The solid white oak certainly adds to its strength, given oak's density of about 700 kg per cubic meter. The entire structure was glued-up at once with about 15 clamps. It's a bit scary to know that this table will outlive me. I hope my children enjoy it long after I am gone. Finishing involved rubbing in two coats of a clear gel stain followed by four coats of satin clear varnish (Pratt & Lambert #38).
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