Build a Reclaimed Wood Dining Table

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This article originally appeared on Instructables and is reposted with permission from the author.

I recently moved into my first house and was in need of a dining room table. I saw a picture of a table that used an old section of bowling lane for its top and decided that I’d like to build something similar for myself.

 With about 30 hours of work over a few months, I was able to turn a tattered piece of wood into a beautiful, sturdy table that should never need replacement.   

To find the lane section, I did a Craigslist search for bowling lanes and happened to find a guy about 50 miles away from me who was selling lane sections that he procured during a demolition job. I paid about $300 for an 8-foot section with the arrow inlays. The section was about 2.5 inches thick and weighed about 250 pounds.

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