Project Information
Finally done! New coffee table for our living room. I kept the sapwood on the outside edges of the top boards, and only cut it off of the middle section. I did this so I wasn't wasting as much wood, and to give it a solid slab appearance. All edges are cut to the same 14 degree bevel though… I just can't talk myself into live-edge!
Skirts and legs have a curve with 5/8" difference between center of the part and the ends. For the skirts, I then used a 5/8" round-over on the outside edge. I then drew a straight line from where the round-over finished in the middle out to either end, and used that as a guide to extend the round-over at the ends into a compound curve. I did this using files and rasps. The end result is that the flat portion of the skirts remain a constant width over the straight length, and the edge gets more oval to make up the distance of the curve.
It also includes my best M&Ts ever, and none will ever be seen! Its time to try a through-tenon project!
Now to get rid of the old coffee table and start the end tables.
Skirts and legs have a curve with 5/8" difference between center of the part and the ends. For the skirts, I then used a 5/8" round-over on the outside edge. I then drew a straight line from where the round-over finished in the middle out to either end, and used that as a guide to extend the round-over at the ends into a compound curve. I did this using files and rasps. The end result is that the flat portion of the skirts remain a constant width over the straight length, and the edge gets more oval to make up the distance of the curve.
It also includes my best M&Ts ever, and none will ever be seen! Its time to try a through-tenon project!
Now to get rid of the old coffee table and start the end tables.