Coffee Table
I always have a ton of projects going on. Too much to do, not enough time. Then my wife said she wanted a coffee table.
So here it is.
I ripped off Thos Moser on this one. I saw the studio coffee table and I really liked it. But I’m not about to spend $4k for a table. Not when I’ve already spent many multiples of that on tools.
What else is there to say, it’s pretty close to an exact copy. Thos Moser uses more standardized walnut, so you won’t see so much light sapwood. But I kinda like that look. I think Thos Moser also finishes with a lacquer after a boiled linseed oil (BLO) finish, I’m just gonna put a bit of paste wax on top of the BLO finish. If I had room for a well-ventilated spray booth though I’d be hitting this thing with that post-cat lacquer finish. Oh well, here it is.
Making the legs.
Gluing up the panel that becomes the top and the sides.
Gluing up bottom and sides. No way I was gluing up the whole box at once.
Gluing up the top to the bottom. I tape everything so the glue is easier to clean up.
Clamped up.
Then I had to sand it.
Add some finish, boiled linseed oil and wax.
And here it is in front of our couch.
