Happy Monday.  I began a new project this weekend for another neighbor.  This one is a set of kitchen utility tables, bookending her stove.  Each table will be a unique size and shape, but solid, highly functional and tailored to fit the space, which is abutting an angled firewall in her kitchen.  After some discussion with her and recon work, I settled on using Ash as the raw material for these pieces.  It is a beautiful blond wood with a heavy grain that is easy to saw and has the resiliency that makes it a wood of choice for many different uses.  Wooden baseball bats are often made from Ash, as well as bows and guitars.

 A close up of the wood stock.  On top are 5/4 x 10" S4S, finished on all 4 sides; the larger piece on the bottom is 12/4 rough cut, which will require milling in order to make it a finished wood:

The 5/4 is being glued together to make a smooth, even surface:

The next day, the glue has dried and the boards are now a single 27 1/2 x 80" piece, ready for trimming to the correct dimensions:

The next task is the table legs.  The 12/4 must be milled and cut to the right size, roughly 2 1/2 x 3".  As seen below, the 12/4 has now been cut into 36" lengths and planed to an even surface on front and back:

The table legs have been cut to the right dimensions and now require additional milling to achieve a finished smoothness:

I'll follow up with further posts as these tables come together.  Once the legs are milled, I will cut the top to the right dimensions and the cross pieces supporting the top and shelf below.