Oak dining room table conundrum

30 plus years ago we were given an extendable oak dining room table that had come from a derelict house that was beening demolished.

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As as you can see, the problem is the short legs. They had been badly damaged and the guy that was demolishing the house cut the legs off at “coffee table” height which is how we were given it.
Also, some of the lower attached edging is missing.

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As I have no idea what the original legs looked like and I would expect the cost of the timber to replace them would be exy, is it worth while doing something with it re restoration, or just dismantle it and use the timber for other projects?

It has served us well as a coffee table for those thirty odd years but we no longer have a place for it in our home as it is - the wife is redecorating 😎

Cheers

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Originally Posted by Lappa

As I have no idea what the original legs looked like and I would expect the cost of the timber to replace them would be exy, is it worth while doing something with it re restoration, or just dismantle it and use the timber for other projects?

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Only worth while if you or a friend need a dining table and you don't mind doing the work. The timber and the time to make it right would be wasted if you were to try and sell it and get that back in $ value. The timber cost is not too bad but the time to fix that right is a big one . Its a big job . What are the extension rails made from ? Is there much to use from them ?

I have numerous similar problems.
One of them is a desk in the way atm, an Aussie hardwood Table desk with 4 drawers and square legs ci 1940 . Any time I put into it I wont get back . And I cant bring myself to take it apart . Something has to happen today though .

Rob

I know the feeling. I started work on a 3 panel silky oak wardrobe. It was when it came time to do something with the missing mirror that I realised it would be money wasted. It took months but finally I broke it down for the materials. I found so many silky oak cupboards going so cheap that they fall into the consumable class :( I still work on somethings just to learn and improve through practice.

I think I’ll break it down. It’s English or European oak so I should be able to make something nice from the pieces.