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Coffee and Sofa Tables

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Marco Cecala

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Coffee and Sofa Tables Coffee and Sofa Tables Coffee and Sofa Tables Click the pictures to enlarge them

I built these for my wifes medical office. The woods used are Cherry, shop sawn rosewood veneer, mesquite and commercial maple veneer. Some details are:

Tapered legs from Cherry turning blanks, the coffee tables are 3 degrees of taper, the sofa table is 2 degrees. This gave the legs the same dimension at the floor.

Tops are double stacked 3/4 mdf. The cherry edge is stacked and routed for a rosewood insert. People think it is a nice detail, I needed something to hide the glue joint.

The mesquite stretchers have a rosewood detail I stack glued and contoured to fit.

I have received a lot of inspiration from the group, I need to post some photos of my New Fangled Work Bench. Many of you Lumber Jocks helped me with its construction, as well as this table.

-- Peoria, AZ where the wood is always dry...


30 comments so far

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trifern

3418 posts in 219 days


posted 190 days ago

Very nice tables.The “floating top” is unique and I like the inlays. Did you make your own plans?

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Bill Butler

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posted 190 days ago

These are stunning. I really like the delicateness that seems to ooze, but can only imagine that they are rock solid.

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motthunter

1172 posts in 250 days


posted 190 days ago

Great design. I like the lines. The color contrast is cool

-- making sawdust....

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MTDocK

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posted 190 days ago

Wow! I’ve been looking around for designs for furniture for my own office and I really like the floating effect.

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WoodJack49

189 posts in 214 days


posted 190 days ago

Very nice tables! The design is great and the execution (craftmanship) is excellent!

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

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sonny

50 posts in 197 days


posted 190 days ago

Great-looking tables(love the design) what did you use for the finish.

-- Sonny Edgwood,Md.

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Marco Cecala

40 posts in 485 days


posted 190 days ago

Thanks for the kind words. The finish is French Polish. They are my inspiration and my wifes design, she has a great eye and saves me from bad looking projects. The tops are solid, and heavy. The mdf provides good weight, and the hardwood edge gives it stability.

-- Peoria, AZ where the wood is always dry...

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Scott Bryan

8584 posts in 273 days


posted 190 days ago

Marco,

These are gorgeous tables. The details for these tables are wonderful and set them in a class by themselves.

All that needs to be said is Wow.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Lakey

100 posts in 224 days


posted 190 days ago

Really nice work – good job on the finish.

-- "No Board Left Behind"

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woodnut

100 posts in 504 days


posted 190 days ago

I would just like to say that the tables are beautiful and great craftmanship.

-- F.Little

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GaryK

8411 posts in 440 days


posted 190 days ago

Fantastic looking pieces! Great choice of wood and execution!

The legs are great.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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IowaWoodcrafter

250 posts in 528 days


posted 190 days ago

Marco, these tables have inspired the rest of us! Fantastic job. I’ve only made arts & crafts style items to this point. Seeing stuff like this makes me want to try other types of projects.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

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kjwoodworking

113 posts in 339 days


posted 190 days ago

Very impressive, your skills and your wife’s design imagination.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

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Dano

215 posts in 483 days


posted 189 days ago

Very unique and inspirational. I think these are very artistic and your craftsmanship impeccable.

-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!

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Chris

1164 posts in 443 days


posted 189 days ago

Simply beautiful work….

-- Chris

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MsDebbieP

11657 posts in 612 days


posted 189 days ago

SWEET
These are stunning!! Gorgeous design and execution. Gorgeous

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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rikkor

7201 posts in 326 days


posted 189 days ago

Oh my! There is so much to praise here. All the contrasting woods work so well together. Great job.

-- Maplewood, MN

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shaun

360 posts in 357 days


posted 189 days ago

fantastic tables Marco! Design, execution, color, finish, appearance, I love eerything about them.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

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wwnovice

63 posts in 638 days


posted 189 days ago

Unique and beautiful. Outstanding work!

-- John

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mjlauro

190 posts in 213 days


posted 189 days ago

Absolutly beautiful, great work. Truly pieces of art!

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Scott Wigginton

21 posts in 197 days


posted 189 days ago

That is a gorgeous piece of work. I love the recurring inlay and color theme going from the top to the edge down the tapered legs.

-- Scott

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libris

17 posts in 191 days


posted 188 days ago

I like floating-top style. Great work.
You choose proper material and figure is great also.

-- Libris, South Korea

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J_Boehm

40 posts in 191 days


posted 187 days ago

I absolutely LOVE these tables Marco! Very nice detail also. The table design and leg contour look great!

-- "Knowledge is King! It is never too late to learn something new." - Jim

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ATWilliams

98 posts in 187 days


posted 187 days ago

Absolute stunning work,,, love em ….........

-- A. T. Williams Creation's

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coolbreeze

105 posts in 187 days


posted 186 days ago

Marco, I see what you do…I just can’t make the image solid yet. Awesome

-- Jason, AL

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Marco Cecala

40 posts in 485 days


posted 186 days ago

Thanks for all the inspiration from the group. I have been making case goods for the remodel of our 40 year old house. It’s nice to be able to spend time on something like this. Now back to the cherry cabinets for the bathroom!

-- Peoria, AZ where the wood is always dry...

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darryl

794 posts in 778 days


posted 182 days ago

That is a stunning design. I really like the legs and the way you connect the top to the legs. really great work here.

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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Mark DeCou

1271 posts in 857 days


posted 180 days ago

Excellent work. I’d say to make her pay through the nose for these. I’m not too hip on medical bills right now. Sorry.

Great work, love the designs and the details.

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flinthill's Artisan

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Karson

12736 posts in 852 days


posted 180 days ago

Great looking tables. A nice job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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jeanmarc

1693 posts in 168 days


posted 132 days ago

Nice looking table

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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