Coffee Table
– Maple, 38” X 52” X 20”
– Design elements: Legs set at 45 degrees to the sides. They feature a gentle curve at the edge. The edge is somewhat rounded at the top, which flows to a facet as it nears the bottom. My wife called them “cow’s feet”, which caused me to work in more of a taper. Trust your spouse to be honest with you! The squareness of the main “box” contrasted too much with the asymmetrical curve of the (cow…) legs, so I added gently curved knees where the legs and cabinet join.
– Finish:
= Sanded to 400 grit
= Staining process: To achieve the requested black colour, I first brushed on an alcohol-based stain and let dry for an hour, followed by brushing on a pigmented wiping stain and wiping it down after a few minutes. The colour was the blackest I’ve ever achieved.
= Top coat was 4 spray coats of waterborne pre-catalyzed lacquer (Target Coatings 7000 high-build lacquer)
= The top was a bit rough after the last coat, so I buffed it down and then laid on a few coats of furniture wax
– Mortise & tenon joinery (42 mortise and tenons)
– Drawers (2), through dovetails, 6mm ply bottoms, full-extension metal drawer slides
18 comments so far
Monte Pittman
home | projects | blog
7035 posts in 504 days
#1 posted 183 days ago
Beautiful job sir.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
bonobo
home | projects | blog
164 posts in 222 days
#2 posted 183 days ago
That thing “sits” beautifully.
-- “The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.” ― Mark Twain
Vince
home | projects | blog
668 posts in 1595 days
#3 posted 183 days ago
Wow….I like it
-- Vince
JoeinDE
home | projects | blog
323 posts in 1489 days
#4 posted 183 days ago
Nicely done.
-- A bad craftsmen blames his cheap #$%ing tools
Surfside
home | projects | blog
2277 posts in 339 days
#5 posted 183 days ago
Hurray for you! Wonderfully done!
-- "someone has to be wounded for others to be saved, someone has to sacrifice for others to feel happiness, someone has to die so others could live"
Woodbridge
home | projects | blog
1528 posts in 584 days
#6 posted 183 days ago
beautiful coffee table. I like the design. The way the hard angle at the bottom of the legs turns into a soft curved surface is really nice and the black finish is very well done.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
Ralph
home | projects | blog
136 posts in 299 days
#7 posted 183 days ago
Just beautiful !
-- The greatest risk is not taking one...
JSB
home | projects | blog
515 posts in 244 days
#8 posted 183 days ago
Wow!
-- Jay - http://www.jayscustomcreations.com or YouTube.com/jayscustomcreations
eddie
home | projects | blog
4568 posts in 780 days
#9 posted 183 days ago
love that table ,great job very beautiful and nice finish
-- Jesus Is Alright with me
MonteCristo
home | projects | blog
2060 posts in 354 days
#10 posted 183 days ago
Looks like a lot of careful planning / fittting went into this one ! Interesting and clearly very functional design.
-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""
tinnman65
home | projects | blog
897 posts in 1580 days
#11 posted 183 days ago
Very nice work, I didn’t know”cows feet” could look so nice!
-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams
Dustin
home | projects | blog
376 posts in 1616 days
#12 posted 183 days ago
Very nice! Great quality work
Ted
home | projects | blog
1400 posts in 377 days
#13 posted 182 days ago
Beautiful table! The quality workmanship really stands out. I would love to have this piece in my living room.
-- I'll grow up when ketchup bottle farts stop being funny.
redmen
home | projects | blog
17 posts in 194 days
#14 posted 182 days ago
Nice piece!
dotScott
home | projects | blog
8 posts in 486 days
#15 posted 182 days ago
Diggin it! Love the subtlety and complexity of the leg shape.
View all comments »
showing 1 through 15 of 18 comments
Have your say...