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My first furniture project since high school wood shop… This project was born out of necessity, I had a cheap ikea table and the surface delaminated. I liked the table especially the legs so I decided to build a new table top and repurpose the steel legs. The table top is made from 3 pieces of 8/4 American Ash doweled and glued together. Since I did not have access to a plainer I hand sanded wood to create a flush and level surface. The finish is a custom mix of stain, 6 coats of a tung oil and poly blend, and finished with a furniture wax.

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beautiful grain pattern on the surface!
 

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Looking for something to hold the glass on my coffee table top to keep it from moving. Something for each corner to keep it from moving.buttler accents
 

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Very smooth I thought it may be MDF at first glance becuase of the grain pattern. Very nice onsidering the lack of tools it sounds like you had. I would suggest investing in some hand planes, they are reliable and very relaxing to use. Nice work!
 

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Good grain pattern, good finish, good table.

Thanks for posting.
 

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It's difficult to tell the finish of the legs, but chroming them would really make the wood pop. Personally, I appreciate the Mies inspired proportions of the legs to top. Great project.
 
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