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This is a Coffee Table that I just finished building. I found the table top on the side of the road believe it or not, and it was in BAD shape, but I could see it was made of solid oak and was therefore worth saving! - Then I decided to practice my inlay skills (plus the top needed a little something) so I inlaid a strip of Ipe in the top (about 1/4" thick). Then I built the drawer and base.

100% of the wood is solid oak, all antique and reclaimed. There are still cut-off nails in the some of the legs! gives character… The joinery is dovetail (drawer), oak dowels (the basic frame), or mortise & tenon (the vertical slats)- The drawer face was cut out of the same board as the entire front sash, so the grain runs continuously through the front sash, through the drawer front, and then back into the sash again (just to try out the technique)... and then mounted the drawer using full extension high capacity ball bearing sliders. I was able to do a lot of it when my dad "The Supervisor" was in town… We had a great time making it. :)

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I love Arts & Crafts style and you nailed it. Well done.
 

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Nice looking table and really like the back story. Thanks for sharing.
 

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That's a one solid looking coffee table! Love the character of it.
 

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Great job …it looks perfect : )
 

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Beautiful Mission Style coffee table. That was a really nice inlay job to set off the top. Nice save for that old oak top. You would never know it was a discard!! thanks for sharing!!
 

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Very nice! Clean lines.
 

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Absolutely gorgeous! The fact that is made from reclaimed old wood makes it even better.
 

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Groovy Man, is this that table you bought and said you were going to tell the folks at LumberJocks you built it? Ha ha ha… just kidding. This is gorgeous my friend.
 

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Great looking table. Inlay looks awesome on it.
 

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Those nail holes add characters or conversation material to the table. Job well done.
 

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Nice work/ I really like the mission style.
Enjoyable when you get to work with dad!
 

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Very nice. I am replacing all of my furniture with Craftsman/Mission style.
 

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I too love Mission/Arts & Crafts

What a beautiful heirloom piece you created

Just wonderful

Bruce
 
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