First Table Ever Made

comments (3) June 27th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

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This is the second piece of furniture I've ever built.  The first I fully desgin on my own.  The table is made of solid maple with the exception of the table top which is maple plywood edged with about 3 inches of solid maple (I don't have the tools to properly joint solid wood to glue up a panel).  I was somewhat inspired by the Mission style of furniture and so I hope it's reflected a bit in the end product.  The reason I didn't use oak was that the legs were made using some old skid wood which I managed to salvage using my friends jointer/planer.  In the end, I dyed the maple and finshed with numerous coats of shellac.


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ultracrystal ultracrystal writes: Hey cblouin,

I didn't consider cutting the depth for several reasons. The biggest being that I wanted to store alot of electronics (ie: PS3, Nintendo Wii, router, modem...) so that they're out of sight. Secondly, my 1 year old son loves walking around trying to touch everything. With a table this deep, I am able to set the TV back far enough to prevent him from touching the screen and leaving marks.

Cheers
Posted: 12:23 pm on July 13th

cblouin cblouin writes: Looking great. I was thinking about TV table design and it dawned on me that these pieces don't need to be made deep anymore. Did you consider cutting the depth of the piece down to reflect today's TV thickness?
Posted: 8:15 am on July 2nd

montewoods montewoods writes: very nice
Posted: 12:50 am on June 29th

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