So this commission would have been a challenge for a craftsman let alone for a novice woodworker like myself. Next time someone flips open an architecture book and shows you a custom made table from an acclaimed mega apartment in New York, take a moment to consider your response. My excited little boy attitude of 'yeah I'd love to give it a go' led me right up and around the garden path on an epic 6 month table crafting adventure. Grey Ironbark top with traditional mortice and tenoned breadboard ends. Sydney Blue Gum shelves and Blackwood shelf. Messmate sides glued, screwed and plugged to a plywood internal carcass. Dead weight 200kg floating on industrial castors. FYI, I found out the hard way that Grey Ironbark is actually harder than steel!