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Last year I made a TV stand out of 2 X 4 Cedar Lowes sells and I really liked how it turned out.
So I decided to make a trestle style coffee table out of the same material. This is my second attempt at mortise and tenon joinery. I still have more work to do to the table but I couldn't resist dry fitting it to see how it looks. I'm building this without plans and making changes as I go. In the future I'm going to do this type of work off of drawings but for now I just figure it out as I go.
Dimensions of the table are 52" long, 24" wide and 18" tall. Nothing fancy and I consider this build practice because this is the type of dining room table I want to build for my home in the near future.
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(06-18-2018, 04:53 AM)Duane N Wrote: Last year I made a TV stand out of 2 X 4 Cedar Lowes sells and I really liked how it turned out.
So I decided to make a trestle style coffee table out of the same material. This is my second attempt at mortise and tenon joinery. I still have more work to do to the table but I couldn't resist dry fitting it to see how it looks. I'm building this without plans and making changes as I go. In the future I'm going to do this type of work off of drawings but for now I just figure it out as I go.
Dimensions of the table are 52" long, 24" wide and 18" tall. Nothing fancy and I consider this build practice because this is the type of dining room table I want to build for my home in the near future.
You did an excellent job. I like it. Good use of Lowes wood!
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I like it a lot! Very nicely done!
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Nice.
Wood doesn't have to be perfect to make stuff from it, A few knots etc are "character", and show it's real wood, not plastic laminate.
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06-22-2018, 07:49 AM
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Coming along great. Fifteen years ago I made a bench and coffee table using the leftovers from the front deck. I used almost exactly the same design. All salt treated materials. The wife's comment was, "Whatever."
Fifteen years later, after sitting outside in the weather, they are still here.
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Nice! I never find anything of that quality at my borgs.
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(06-22-2018, 07:49 AM)BrokenOlMarine Wrote: ... Fifteen years ago I made a bench and coffee table using the leftovers from the front deck. I used almost exactly the same design. All salt treated materials. ...
What are "salt treated materials"?
OP: Very nice design and build. You gonna put a finish on it?
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(06-22-2018, 10:55 AM)hbmcc Wrote: Nice! I never find anything of that quality at my borgs.
Trust me....I had to go through a few pieces to get some that wasn't split or had knots missing. They were rough sawn and even some which I thought would work I had to put aside after jointing and planning them. The discards are made into bird feeders.
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(06-22-2018, 12:57 PM)TomFromStLouis Wrote: What are "salt treated materials"?
OP: Very nice design and build. You gonna put a finish on it?
I was thinking of using General Finishes salad bowl finish.
