I was definitely admiring that enormous coffee table recently, that's right along the lines of the look that I'm going for.

yeah I was thinking 1/8 inch or 11 gauge, I guess they're about the same. Also, can anyone give some input as to which shape would be better for attaching the legs and top: either 45 degree pieces joining to make the top with straight pieces butting up against it to make the legs vs. the legs coming...

Thanks for the input guys, that's a good thought about the oversized holes and nylon washers. I found a local place for wood: https://www.facebook.com/CountryJunkTimberProducts. I'm probably going to go with live oak, pecan, or pine, something already dry and with a good looking grain.

I'm getting ready to start on a dining table that's going to have a square tube steel frame and a thick wood top, looking something like this one: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/teak-top-natural-dark-steel-base-48x28-parsons-high-dining-table/s186582 I'm thinking the top thickness and tube width will...

I am very new to welding, bought a stick welder a year or so ago and just started screwing around with it. I am an auto mechanic by trade and have been interested in welding for a while. I wanted to take a class to get the basics but the only ones I could find locally were full programs that weren't...