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That is a very attractive coffee table. What wood did you use?
 

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Thank you! It is solid walnut some of the stock was nicely figured. The top and bottom shelf were fairly straight grain
 

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that's a nice table my friend great job love walnut love
this table.and welcome to lumber jocks the home of the greatest wood workers on earth.
 

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Very nice job. That table is beautiful. I am near ready to start my own coffee table project.. nice design!
 

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Awesome wood choice!

I like your use of a tiedown to set things square during glue up.

30 mortises? You have 36 in the spindles alone! (or did you run a groove and install spacers?)

For some reason, the sound of a sharp plane in a shop devoid of the whine of a running motor is a special kind of bliss.
 

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Thank you guys!
Splintergroup I used dowels to attach the spindles using a shop made jig. I also agree with the warm and fuzzy experience using handplanes. I have slipped far into that rabbit hole. I use handplanes to surface one side of all of my lumber before running it thru the planer. I also use a smoother for all of my finishing with mixed results. Nothing like the sound of a tune smoother skating across the suface rolling light fluffy shavings.
 

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Jason, the table is beautiful. What did you do for the finish?
 

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Great looking dovetails.
 

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I used general finishes arm r seal satin. 4 coats on the top 3 on the rest.
 

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That's a great looking coffee table! It looks good in walnut!
 
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