Hi Jim,
Yes you have tot have high end tools (woodwork is my hobby) in order to make such a table
since I made it of Bankirai an extreme all weather hardwood and a thick stainless steel top.
The build took 30 hours and was great fun to do. I was amazed how bad the technical information was so finally I build a green egg shape out of cardboard to play around with.
My table is 2 meter long by 85 cm wide and 102 cm high. Weight without the egg is enormous so I use (expensive) industrial polyethurane wheels to move it around.