Walnut Sofa Table

This is a walnut sofa table I made for my mother’s birthday. There were very specific requirements from here on the size of the drawer, but the rest of it is my design. I wanted to do try out some new techniques during this build. One thing I learned is that my biscuit joiner is terrible for alignment (which doesn’t actually surprise me at the end of the day). The top came in a bit thinner than I wanted, but overall, not too thin.

I was concerned that having a solid board as the bottom shelf could cause the legs to blow out if it expands. I decided to do a ship-lapped bottom shelf, which I think turned out quite beautiful and my mother loves. I did half-blind dovetails for the drawer, and a traditional drawer bottom. The drawer box was made from poplar.

The other new technique I decided to try was visiting a hospital. I was using a chisel to get a biscuit out of it’s slot, and the chisel shipped and went right into my other hand. You can enjoy that photo and more on my Instagram!