That's a very nice table, the stairs are something special.
I have a question and you seem just the person to ask it to.
I have
enough oak for a table but the quality isn't that great, lots of checking and voids, especialy the black knots you have in your table, but really open and messy.
How do you deal with this outside of scarfing a piece in? I've seen epoxy used but I'm not sure how it will look on a table after a few years. I'm kind of worried that it'll turn into a milky blob.