Craftsman style coffee table in cherry

Very nicely done.

Nice coffee table.

Crisp and clean…...beautiful

very nice design and construction. The color blended with the flooring.

-- My Master is Mankind's Greatest Carpenter.

Very nicely done. Love the look of this coffee table.

-- Chris ~~Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

Man I thought that looked familiar, I have the same one made from those plans in my our living room. I made mine from reclaimed chestnut but I cheated and made that top with MDF and chestnut veneer. Looks like you did a great job on it and that cherry looks sweet. I think yours looks nicer than the one in the woodsmith picture!

-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams

I like the proportions of your table better actually. The one from the mag looks a little small. Very nice job.

Great job, beautiful!!

-- Jack, Albuquerque

This is one Crisp and clean table…Beautiful work and it fits in the room well.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Thanks for all the nice words folks, this was a fun project to work on.

What a beautiful table. I agree with the others, the proportions on your table look great. I want this coffee table in my house.

-- Brian

Great table, pretty much what I hope to be building later this year!

-- I'm just learning how to cut the stuff with some other stuff...

Tres chic! What type of finish did you use? Did you put the mortises in by hand? Is the top joined with biscuits and glue?

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thanks amagineer,

The finish is just a simple natural danish oil. The top has a light rub-on wax.

The mortises on the legs were cut with a router and a spiral bit, then I hand-cut the tenons to fit. The spindles are all mortise and tenon as well, but a different procedure was done for those (since there are so many).... the tenons were cut on a table saw and the mortises were formed by using a notched strip inlaid into the end boards. It’s harder to explain than it was to do, the Woodsmith plans cover it pretty well.

I didn’t use biscuits for gluing up the top. I tried that for some panels a couple of times, but I don’t think it’s worth the extra time and fuss.

Well done! Great design!

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