I also had some scrap Walnut laying around from another project, so I thought I would give that a try. I did like the shape and design adjustments made, so I kept that. I didn't care for the stock, the joinery was sub-par and the length was less than desired.
So.where did I leave off? Ok, after completing the first set of legs, I wasn't thrilled with the results. Long story short, not a lot of time in the shop. Compound that with the boss lady traveling for work, so I am a single parent this week. I have been quarantined to the board room at the day job, running training all week, so I haven't seen the light of day in about 4 days now. I have also started testing some turquoise inlays in some scrap wood to see if I like it enough to fill the two larger voids. Here are the rough cut parts dry-fit, prior to sanding. Thankfully I hadn't yet cut the tenons for the legs to mount to the feet, so I was able to make a design modification to add a few inches by moving the bracers up under the table top, rather than through the legs. Considering I had already goofed up the legs once, I didn't have enough stock to re-cut the legs a third time adding a few inches. I found the ranged closer to 20"-24" tall. Of course I got the brilliant idea to actually measure a few of the many that are currently in the house. Then I realized that when I did my Sketchup I was working on an assumption that a coffee table would be about 17"-18" tall. To start, I cut the dado too wide on my leg pieces. I started last night by rough cutting the lumber for the legs. Hopefully lots of time in the shop this weekend. I am not sure I would be able to pull that off well. I have seen a couple filled with stone like turquoise etc. My plan is just to fill with a clear epoxy, but here again, I would love to hear some suggestions and experiences. I will have two voids that need to be filled. The piece is very dry, but I didn't want to take the chance that the humidity in my basement workshop would expand any of the checks. The grain looks like it may be interesting, so I have decided to move forward with the build.įinally, last night I just used some thinned CA to seal up some very small checking. (it was poorly packaged) After I hit what will be the bottom of the table with about 15 secs of sanding just to get a look at the grain to see if I should just chop the piece into turning blanks, or if I wanted to move forward with the table build. I started to knock off the bark, and cutoff/repair a couple of corners that go damaged in shipping. This piece is roughly 22" x 20" x 1.5", Maple Burl.
Maple live edge coffee table free#
That will depend if I can find some that I like for a good price (hoping free if they are scraps). I was playing with the idea of getting some maple scraps from the local mill and doing natural log/stick leg(s). I would love to hear recommendations for the legs. I like the design of the legs on the FWW table, but I am not sure if I want to do the same thing or not. My initial design inspiration is from a table that was in FWW a while ago. So, it's not being built for a client, but I don't know if it will end up with one in the end. My wife doesn't care the look of live edge tables, so I may be selling this one when I am done, but that will depend on how the build goes, and if I am able to change her mind once she sees it finished. The piece was poorly photographed, so it was a bit of a gamble, but from what I have uncovered so far, it looks like a decent find. While shopping for pen blanks, I found an auction that was clearly not posted by a person with a heavy knowledge of either lumber wood or ebay (maybe both?), so I flagged it to watch and I was able to get it for below asking price. Cost varies wildly by species, but on average, it nets out to pretty good savings. I can typically get >1" x >1" x >6" for around $1-$2 a blank, when I mill it from larger stock.
A figured blank from a woodworking store (Rockler, PSI, Woodcraft, ect.) usually runs $5-$10 a blank for 3/4" x 3/4" x 5". I typically buy a small slab and then mill it into blanks myself. This is probably one of my favorite sections of this forums, and usually one of my favorite places to kill some time when I have it.īackground on this project: I normally surf Ebay for figured lumber for pen making. This is my first project journal, though I have read many of them, and figured it was my turn to contribute instead of just benefiting.
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