Salvaged Pine Coffee Table

Man, that came out great! I’m not usually a big fan of pine furniture, but this is really a nice piece!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Yeah – I like the rustic quality of this piece. Are the four middle drawers all “dummies?” Looks like the outer two are funtional…True?

Also, how did you join it all up?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Looks great Doc, now go kipe some more boards and make something else!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Looks great. Cant find that color from Home Depot.

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Looks great, I like pine.

Bill

-- Make Dust

I bet your Father-N-Law wants his boards back! LOL! Very nice work.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Dorje, Yes just the outer 2 drawers are functional. There was supposed to a lift mechanism to raise the top making it easier to eat at the table but we decided just to just do it this way. No complex joinery though, just glue.

Joe

Very nice… There is nothing like old wood. Great design too. What is the finish?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

it’s beautiful—and reclaimed! That’s always a plus.

Pine doesn’t always look this amazing. Bravo.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nice, I like the lid.

What a great job. I really love pine. I think it’s often a very under appreciated wood.

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

very nice

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

I finished it with Bullseye Shellac. Before it was finished the pine didn’t look like anything you find in the store, it was a very dark almost red color.

Great job!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

that is great…i love the storage underneath…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

cool project. Do you happen to have a photo of the old barn? I knew a guy that had the concept of taking an old barn, and using the wood for furniture. His wife was an artist, so she would go out and do a nice black pen and ink rendering of the old barn first, and then he would sell the piece of furniture with a free print of the artwork. It was a cool concept. But, the idea never took roots, and he is doing home remodeling now.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Great job – I love to see old wood used. I just wished the folks in our area would let you pick up old wood from their building that have fallen down – but I have yet been able to get any. They would rather have it rot than give it to someone who wishes to make something of it. I love the design of the table.
Larry

-- "Have you hugged your pet today?" ---------- Larry

I need to go look at some of the old barns in the area. That wood is beautiful…especially for Pine. Really nice Doc.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org