Here is a picture of the other table I built with the smaller first table illustrating my intended use of them. The ice chest is usually covered in canvas making it appear to be a bail of trade goods.
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I had to modify the design slightly because of the fragile nature of crossing wood grain by adding reinforcements to each leg.