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One of the more unusual pieces I've ever been asked to make was a dining table with a limestone top. The client wanted a full sized dining table with a limestone top that was wrapped in cherry. The table had a piece of glass over the very top so that there was a flat surface to eat from, but you could still see the limestone under the glass. We used 2" tubular steel for the legs and support frame for the limestone. Once the steel support system was done, the piece of 3" thick limestone was cut placed on the steel legs/supports. I then used wedge anchors to fasten a board to the vertical face of the limestone so as to have something to fasten the cherry apron to. I then wrapped every visible part of the steel leg/support system with cherry so that the only thing that could be seen was cherry and limestone. We called in a glass cutter to fashion the top after I had finished the table top apron. I ran a 1/4" rabbet for the glass to sit in to be flush with the apron top. The client then used a skid loader to pick the table up and placed it in his dining room by driving the skid loader into his house (the floors were spancrete so that they could support the weight of the skid loader and the table.) I also built a coffee table for the same client using the same materials.

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/34920/limestone-and-cherry-dining-table

Asa,
I have power tool bench that I made that measures in at 42" wide by 97 1/2" long and is made of maple with torsion box top and a sacrificial MDF top. It has two steel quick release vises as well. If you are interested, I could send/post some pictures to help with the idea process. I just need to know where to send them to.

Thanks,
Eric