Sure thing – I didn’t have too many at the time, so it’s simple and uses a lot more screws than I would now.

• A bench plane, clamps and glue to form the uprights from dimensional lumber

• A circular saw and some jigs to get the long cuts

• A krieg jig for some pocket screws (to which I added a ton of brackets out of general nervousness)

From there it’s finished with brass fittings, etc. The feaux marquetry is actually very easy to do if you’re patient… Use a razor to cut across the wood fiber in the pattern that you want (which stops the stain from seeping past the line you cut), then mask off the pattern.

Start with a gel stain in the darkest color, let it dry, mask off that section and move to a lighter stain, etc. Gives a really nice effect.

No it’s held up very well. I wouldn’t use that same hinge design again (if someone opens the leaf without extending the supports it puts a lot of strain on the hinge, I had to replace it after a few years) but the finish has held up great

Thank you! The feet are level, the polyurethane was still drying when I took the pictures, so you’re seeing my high tech anti-drip paper towels™