André Jacob Roubo

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"From John, after the Palisades fire, I'll be rebuilding my Roubo workbench and dining table.

I have a stash of California live oak that I slabbed from a tree that fell in 2023.

The slabs are about 3 1/2 inches thick and have been air drying on stickers since then." John has three questions.

"Would you use live oak for a Roubo workbench? I'm also considering it for a dining table.

Are there any problems I should expect from using such a dense wood for a table that size? And finally, does live oak change what finishes you'd recommend either for a workbench or a dining table?" How fast should we answer this? [laughs]

Very fast.

Mm-hmm.