Done

Here it is all finished. I think it turned out pretty good for a first piece of furniture. I certainly learned a lot from it and it will make the matching end tables and and coffee table go much smoother.

Table just about done and starting end tables

My table is just about done. I have glued it all up and am just finishing the top coat on the last piece. There are a couple of photos of the pieces of one leg pair prior to me gluing it up.


While I am letting the coats of finish dry I have started on a pair of matching end tables to go with this. I had enough wood left over from building this table to get both tops for the end tables. There is a photo of me measuring out to cut the two end table tops. I certainly learned a lot for the first table and I am sure the build for the two end tables will go much quicker.

Heidi's art class

Heidi and Pepsi are taking an art class at the UWEC. They go on Wed. evenings. Here she is doing her "homework".

4-1-08

Here is the latest on my table. Since this is my first go at this I am finishing it parts at a time just in case I either don't like it or it does not turn out right. That way I only have to fix one part if it goes bad. The first photo is the end view. It is not glued up yet. Since it it mortise and tenon jointery, I can assemble it without glue to see how it works. The top is sitting on it now and is all finished. I have to make the bottom shelf yet. Maybe this weekend I will do that.
This next view you can see how the top looks on it. I think it is turning out pretty nice. The color we chose for this is much better than our original choice. For oak it looks pretty natural, but still gives it a bit of color.