The table features a butcher block style top measuring 3 inches thick, 3 feet wide, and 6 feet long, supported by a trestle base with mortise and tenon joinery.

How to Build a Trestle Table: Simple DIY Woodworking Project Step-by step plans to make a medieval serving table that comes apart when the feast is over, with 3D animation and master-level blueprints ...

Farmers used to build these tables themselves, not furniture makers or carpenters, so it's okay if it turns out a bit rustic. That's half the fun.

Three trestle style dining table Updated: Nov. 25, 2011, 11:00 p.m. | Published: Nov. 25, 2011, 10:00 p.m. By Amy Mason Doan | For The Oregonian/OregonLive View full size Photo courtesy of the ...