Alder and walnut coffee table

Nice looking table. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

WOW!... I love that table… you’ve done a fantastic job on that one… !! My wife decorates in primitive/ rustic.

The piece in the background, did you make it too? (or just make this table to match it?)

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Hi Steve,
That piece in the backround was my previous post.
Bruce

-- RusticBru of Utah, bpsheelydesigns.com

Bruce, that is an impressive, beautiful piece.

-- Martin, Kansas

Looks great.

So how are the bottom shelf strechers attached to the legs? Just butt joints and glue?

Dave.

-- Dave.

Nice choice of wood, it looks great.

-- --Chuck

If the glue does’nt hold can I have it to put dowel or MandT joints in it? Great looking table. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Great looking table. Keep us posted on the results of the glue only joinery.

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Bruce,

This is gorgeous. And congratulations on taking a different path in its construction. This is the way we learn and grow as woodworkers.

How did you finish it?

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

Great piece Bruce! A really nice design….

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

Nice design Bruce… Let us know how it holds up.

-- Chris

Great looking wood…. really nice lines. Wonderful piece!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice looking table…hope it stands the test of time…Blkcherry

You put out some nice work.
I love M&T but I can’t beat the speed of the Festool Domino. I highly recommend it.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

I like this a lot. The capped off end of the top are a nice touch. It wont be getting out of line for a long time.

Most of the strategic glue points were also pinned prior to clamping. The top has extra glued cross-supports underneath where they are not visible. Strategic, in this case, means…...not visible.
I won’t be giving up traditional joinery anytime soon!
The finish: Finished with oils, allowed to rest….......then hand -rubbed with beeswax.

Keep an open mind.

Bruce

-- RusticBru of Utah, bpsheelydesigns.com

Hey Bruce great job …..I love the look of alder …and who doesn’t like Walnut …together they are really nice

The northwest is blessed with an abundance of Alder ….tho you could not tell it by the board foot prices of alder in the Seattle area .. Home Depah does not carry it and a couple of the local woodworking shops and hardware stores that do carry it …$5 a bd ft here. For local and it growing everywhere you look ..I think $5 a bd ft is too high …just my opinion …I was checking out some online wood stores in the Tn area and midwest and maple, cherry, walnut and mahogany were all under $5 a bd foot ….So those of you living east of the Big Muddy consider yourselves lucky at the wood prices …I suppose we could go on and on about prices ..
and i did not mean to detract from Bruces lovely Table …

So no M and T joints and no nails, or pins …just glue huh….what glue did you use? Titebond xxx? or ?

Nice job on your table …Id love that in my front room …
thanks …

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

I really like how the woods compliment each other…......I don’t know about trusting just glue but I could see where the wood would fail first though! Hmmm?

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

Another great piece of furniture!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Love that table. Very nice work.

-- Bob

just came across this. wow, it looks tremendous. just wondering how this has been holding up. also, did you make sure to always “join” face grains or are some parts end-grain glued?