diff --git a/redo/comctl32_windows.c b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
index 68d58cb..e3e02cf 100644
--- a/redo/comctl32_windows.c
+++ b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ BOOL (*WINAPI fv_SetWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR, DWORD_PTR);
 BOOL (*WINAPI fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR);
 LRESULT (*WINAPI fv_DefSubclassProc)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 
+#define wantedICCClasses ( \
+	ICC_PROGRESS_CLASS |		/* progress bars */		\
+	ICC_TAB_CLASSES |			/* tabs */				\
+	ICC_LISTVIEW_CLASSES |		/* list views */			\
+	0)
+
 DWORD initCommonControls(LPCWSTR manifest, char **errmsg)
 {
 	ACTCTX actctx;
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ DWORD initCommonControls(LPCWSTR manifest, char **errmsg)
 
 	ZeroMemory(&icc, sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX));
 	icc.dwSize = sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
-	icc.dwICC = ICC_PROGRESS_CLASS | ICC_TAB_CLASSES;
+	icc.dwICC = wantedICCClasses;
 
 	comctl32 = LoadLibraryW(L"comctl32.dll");
 	if (comctl32 == NULL) {
diff --git a/redo/table.go b/redo/table.go
index 52024da..7a0e174 100644
--- a/redo/table.go
+++ b/redo/table.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 // Tables maintain their own storage behind a sync.RWMutex-compatible sync.Locker; use Table.Lock()/Table.Unlock() to make changes and Table.RLock()/Table.RUnlock() to merely read values.
 // TODO headers
 type Table interface {
+	Control
+
 	// Lock and Unlock lock and unlock Data for reading or writing.
 	// RLock and RUnlock lock and unlock Data for reading only.
 	// These methods have identical semantics to the analogous methods of sync.RWMutex.
@@ -41,16 +43,18 @@ func NewTable(ty reflect.Type) Table {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("unknown or unsupported type %v given to NewTable()", ty))
 	}
 	b := new(tablebase)
-	// arbitrary starting capacity
-	b.data = reflect.NewSlice(ty, 0, 512).Addr().Interface()
-	return finishNewTable(b)
+	// we want a pointer to a slice
+	b.data = reflect.New(reflect.SliceOf(ty)).Interface()
+	return finishNewTable(b, ty)
 }
 
 func (b *tablebase) Lock() {
 	b.lock.Lock()
 }
 
-func (b *tablebase) Unlock() {
+// Unlock() is defined on each backend implementation of Table
+// they should all call this, however
+func (b *tablebase) unlock() {
 	b.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +66,6 @@ func (b *tablebase) RUnlock() {
 	b.lock.RUnlock()
 }
 
-func (b *tablebase) Data() {
+func (b *tablebase) Data() interface{} {
 	return b.data
 }
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.c b/redo/table_windows.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9039f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/table_windows.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* 28 july 2014 */
+
+#include "winapi_windows.h"
+
+/* provided for cgo's benefit */
+LPCWSTR xWC_LISTVIEW = WC_LISTVIEW;
+
+static LRESULT CALLBACK tableSubProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, UINT_PTR id, DWORD_PTR data)
+{
+	switch (uMsg) {
+	case msgCOMMAND:
+		/* TODO */
+		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	case msgNOTIFY:
+		/* TODO */
+		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	case WM_NCDESTROY:
+		if ((*fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(hwnd, tableSubProc, id) == FALSE)
+			xpanic("error removing Table subclass (which was for its own event handler)", GetLastError());
+		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	default:
+		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	}
+	xmissedmsg("Button", "tableSubProc()", uMsg);
+	return 0;		/* unreached */
+}
+
+void setTableSubclass(HWND hwnd, void *data)
+{
+	if ((*fv_SetWindowSubclass)(hwnd, tableSubProc, 0, (DWORD_PTR) data) == FALSE)
+		xpanic("error subclassing Table to give it its own event handler", GetLastError());
+}
+
+void tableAppendColumn(HWND hwnd, int index, LPCWSTR name)
+{
+	LVCOLUMNW col;
+
+	ZeroMemory(&col, sizeof (LVCOLUMNW));
+	col.mask = LVCF_FMT | LVCF_TEXT | LVCF_SUBITEM | LVCF_ORDER;
+	col.fmt = LVCFMT_LEFT;
+	col.pszText = name;
+	col.iSubItem = index;
+	col.iOrder = index;
+	if (SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, (WPARAM) index, (LPARAM) (&col)) == (LRESULT) -1)
+		xpanic("error adding column to Table", GetLastError());
+}
+
+void tableUpdate(HWND table, int nItems)
+{
+	/* TODO */
+}
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.go b/redo/table_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4711e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/table_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// 28 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type table struct {
+	*widgetbase
+	*tablebase
+}
+
+func finishNewTable(b *tablebase, ty reflect.Type) Table {
+	t := &table{
+		widgetbase:	newWidget(C.xWC_LISTVIEW,
+			C.LVS_REPORT | C.LVS_OWNERDATA | C.LVS_NOSORTHEADER | C.LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS | C.WS_HSCROLL | C.WS_VSCROLL,
+			0),		// TODO WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE?
+		tablebase:		b,
+	}
+	C.setTableSubclass(t.hwnd, unsafe.Pointer(&t))
+	for i := 0; i < ty.NumField(); i++ {
+		C.tableAppendColumn(t.hwnd, C.int(i), toUTF16(ty.Field(i).Name))
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+func (t *table) Unlock() {
+	t.unlock()
+	// TODO RACE CONDITION HERE
+	// I think there's a way to set the item count without causing a refetch of data that works around this...
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	C.tableUpdate(t.hwnd, C.int(reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t.data)).Len()))
+}
diff --git a/redo/winapi_windows.h b/redo/winapi_windows.h
index 0129d37..c8726e7 100644
--- a/redo/winapi_windows.h
+++ b/redo/winapi_windows.h
@@ -87,4 +87,10 @@ extern void setTabSubclass(HWND, void *);
 extern void tabAppend(HWND, LPCWSTR);
 extern void tabGetContentRect(HWND, RECT *);
 
+/* table_windows.go */
+extern LPCWSTR xWC_LISTVIEW;
+extern void setTableSubclass(HWND, void *);
+extern void tableAppendColumn(HWND, int, LPCWSTR);
+extern void tableUpdate(HWND, int);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/redo/zz_test.go b/redo/zz_test.go
index 327aec2..1d23f35 100644
--- a/redo/zz_test.go
+++ b/redo/zz_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"flag"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )