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Arts & Crafts Coffee Table

comments (8) October 22nd, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

SLT SLT, member
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Two drawers and two doors on front, two doors and a solid, book matched panel on the rear.
Two drawers with hand cut dovetails.
Detail of through tenons.
Through tenons intersect inside the leg.  I just thought itd be fun to try.
Two drawers and two doors on front, two doors and a solid, book matched panel on the rear. - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Two drawers and two doors on front, two doors and a solid, book matched panel on the rear.
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Here's my first real piece of furniture.  My Mom wanted a coffee table with storage, and "those slats on the sides."  This is what I came up with.  I really learned a lot.  It's white oak, and although I wanted to fume it, I used a Watco oil to get 'er done.  Poly on top.


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kevmc_Sammamish kevmc_Sammamish writes: Great job! The drawers look great too! Really nice job on those through tenons.
Posted: 7:06 pm on March 21st

billsenior billsenior writes: Great job. I like Arts & Crafts too and this is an excellent job! The size of the table looks very large looks like 24"W x 36"L x 18" H??

That double tenon is a winner; original design??

Posted: 10:59 pm on March 5th

roninmission roninmission writes: at first when i seen the mortises and tennons i thought...fake. So im really impressed. I like them alot and think ill use them in future projects. Its hard to criticise work like this, maby the olny thing i might have done different is wedge the tennons. This baby will never come apart! Thank you for sharing.
Posted: 10:54 am on November 22nd

NHP28 NHP28 writes: very nice!Good job

Posted: 6:06 am on November 17th

lclement4 lclement4 writes: Wow, it's hard to believe that this is your first "real piece of furniture." The joinery is beautiful. I'm just starting out and this is the type of project I aspire to. Thanks for sharing, SLT.
Posted: 10:09 pm on October 22nd

SLT SLT writes: Thanks for the friendly words and support.

I used biscuits to align the top then flattened with a #7 jointer, but that resulted in horrible tear out. I then learned how to sharpen and use a scraper in an old Stanley #80. After some trial and error, it worked amazingly well. I'm doing what I can with hand tools.

Steve (SLT)
Posted: 4:46 pm on October 22nd

stoptheinsanity stoptheinsanity writes: I agree Joe. This is fine work from design to finish. A little jealous here. Going to have to look for a mortise and tenon setup soon.

SLT - how did you get the top so flat? Do you have ALL the toys?
Posted: 2:50 pm on October 22nd

Joe Scannell Joe Scannell writes: Beautiful joinery, great color, lovely design. You should feel very satisfied with your efforts.
Posted: 11:47 am on October 22nd

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