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Salvaged Pine Coffee Table

Project by DocJoe posted 893 days ago 826 views 3 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I made this coffee table out of salvaged pine boards from my father in-law’s barn.


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mot

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posted 893 days ago

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)

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Dorje

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posted 893 days ago

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

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PanamaJack

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posted 893 days ago

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

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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TreeBones

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posted 893 days ago

Looks great. Cant find that color from Home Depot.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

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Dollarbill

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posted 893 days ago

Looks great, I like pine.

Bill

-- Make Dust

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oscorner

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posted 893 days ago

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

-- Jesus is Lord!

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DocJoe

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posted 893 days ago

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

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gizmodyne

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posted 892 days ago

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

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MsDebbieP

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posted 892 days ago

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)

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Dormer

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posted 892 days ago

Very nice, I like the lid.

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Shopsmithtom

409 posts in 1093 days


posted 892 days ago

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

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rentman

231 posts in 992 days


posted 892 days ago

very nice

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

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DocJoe

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posted 892 days ago

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.

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miles125

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posted 892 days ago

Great job!

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

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Napaman

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posted 892 days ago

that is great…i love the storage underneath…

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

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Mark A. DeCou

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posted 892 days ago

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

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Larry

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posted 890 days ago

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

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Bob Babcock

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posted 885 days ago

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

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