Side table. NOW FINISHED!

[WoodAddict]

I decided to build myself a side table for the living room. I started with some planed timbre and went from there.

glued up the 4 strips to make up the top piece -

Drilled the frame pieces for dowel pegs -

And then the glue-up -

Planed the top piece -

Tidy up the frame, fix the bottom shelf and glue and dowel the top on after running the router around the bottom edge -

Tidy up the top pegs, plane, sand and now it's finished. The first coat of varnish is just drying.

Should hopefully be able to get some better pictures tomorrow night once it's finished and in the house.

Thanks for looking! 8)

 

[flounder]

Paul,
I assume you have a legitimate reason for keeping a pot of vaseline so close to hand?!

 

[WoodAddict]

Vaseline with sawdust.......... ouch! :shock: :lol:

It came out of my toolbox that I'd not opened for ages. I seem to remember having it for the gearbox bearings on my old scooter :?

I must tidy up more! :roll:

 

[introuble!]

looks clean, thinking of having a go at a side table for my second project and i haven't done any doweling yet, did you use a bench drill for that or have you got a cunning method without?! Thanks for sharing

 

[WoodAddict]

No bench drill yet so I just used a battery drill and a spade bit. I clamped things together and drilled each hole through the 2 sections in one go. Then I numbered everything up so that if they weren't perfectly square then they would still work together

It worked out well 8)

 

[WoodAddict]

Now finished and in the living room where it will live!

 

[monkeybiter]

I'd worry about cupping of the top with all the boards the same orientation, but it's an attractive little table.