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Lift top cherry coffee table

comments (3) August 5th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

Jim_S Jim_S, member
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Top open.  Lift is about 10 up and 17 out.
Shown with laptop which was why the boss lady wanted it.
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36"x36" top.  solid cherry top, cherry plywood sides.  Wife specified the size and design so that she could use it to do work in the living room.  My second attempt at spray finishing.  Hardware from Lee Valley.


Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Jim Schlatter
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Comments (3)

El_Abuelito El_Abuelito writes: Jim, any chance of getting a copy of your design? I need to build one similar to yours with a variation. It has to be 48" by 48".
Posted: 4:16 pm on March 7th

Jim_S Jim_S writes: I bought the one from Lee Valley. The lift works perfectly. I built the table shown with a 3/4" 3'x3' cherry top and a second one with a 1" 2'x4' top. both are easy to lift and stay down when closed.

Kudos to Lee Valley: The prices for these lifts varied wildly although they almost all look the same and have similar specs. I wrote to Lee Valley to ask a question about their spec and the sales rep actually opened a box and measured the dimensions for open and closed! It turned out to be exactly the same as others for about 1/2 the price.
Posted: 11:31 pm on October 12th

workingwood workingwood writes: what kind of lift was that? Looks great.
Posted: 11:55 am on September 11th

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