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Friends of mine have a dining room table made out of a bowling alley and asked me to make some side tables for them. They liked the mission style, so I made the bases of ash in that style. These are made with dominoes

The tops are from a bowling alley floor. If you ever have the opportunity to work with some floors like this - DON'T!! Seriously, this was some terribly difficult wood to work with. The flooring is 2.75" thick, full of nails and checks, and difficult to square up. I cleaned up the sides and then did a 1/2" maple frame around them.

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cool idea but thanks for the heads up buddy,ill stay clear.nice job though!
 

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I hear ya about most bowling alley lane wood. Some of the really old places actually had thick and wide wood, then someone said Laminated, and that turned into a nail-a-thon. Stuff isn't just a PIA, it's dangerous, like trying to woodworking a porcupine.
 

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Nice ''butcher block'' deisgn…I like the wood combination and striped top.
 
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