table 3 several more weeks later, the legs had cured. i added a little more dirt around the retaining wall where it had settled. we broke the molds off the legs. they looked great. they weigh some 250 kilograms each. the plan was to just lever them into position. but oops. second problem. we poured the first one too close to the house. so there was no room to operate a lever. whoops. no problem. we'll move the second one first and take it the long way around the tree. it was really pretty easy to move. the necessary levers were about a meter in length. my six year old could do it. well, sorta. anywho. we pertty much manhandled them into place. i had made a special wooden staircase which i placed in the hole at one end. we carefully maneuvered the first leg so half of it was free in space over the staircase. this was the first big engineering test. the teeth on the leg were supposed to line up with the steps on the staircase and the leg was supposed to just walk down the stairs and roll upright into the hole on end. in theory everything would be perfectly balanced and no real force would be necessary. the leg was carefully constructed so the center of gravity of the leg on its side on the ground and on end in the hole are at the same height. so in theory it should just need to be rotated. no lifting. in theory. well, it worked perfectly. like, damn. it was easily the most beautiful piece of construction i've ever done. the second leg went in just as smoothly. i broke up the retaining wall and filled the hole. now there are two cement blocks standing on end in mary's back yard. we could carve them so they look like easter island heads. heh. the last step was to pour the table top. joe did some stuff too.  ¶ 5:19 PM