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We’re Building A Great Big Dining Table, Entirely by Hand… In a Tiny Space!
In our latest series, we’re returning to tradition.
Not only in the design of the table, but also in the approach.
We’re building in a very restricted workspace this time, so it seemed about right to build the biggest piece of furniture we’ve done to date!
That’s not just because I like to struggle, it’s to make the point that when you’re working solely with hand tools, just how little space you actually need.
We bring the tools to the work. There’s no need to allow for feeding things in and out.
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