Coffee Table Update

I've finished the coffee table and it looks great. I used a Walnut gel stain for the first time and I thought it went on rather well. As well I applied a beeswax polish rubbed in, this won't take much to reapply every once and while.

Looks good, not too big for this room.

You can see the honey comb pattern in the end panels.

Finally a bit of sunshine, showing off the bottom pattern.

Coffee Table

Slowly I am getting back into the shop and be a little creative, my latest project is a coffee table inspired from a woodworking magazine I subscribe to. It is essentially the same except for the openings in the ends and the bottom grid. I used a honey comb style rather then the original squares. I make mine from yellow birch, most of the construction is the same, mine isn't as bulky as the original, some parts are thinner As well the corbels on the ends were to fit into rabbits, I thought they would hold better if I used a sliding dovetail, and it worked great. I was able to practice this type of joint and any time I can do something new is a benefit to my developing my skill set. We are still looking at different stains and when it's done I'll add more pictures later, until now here is a sneak peek at what I've done so far.

A nice looking table.

You can see the honey comb pattern.

Another look.