This project is one of my more ambitious to date. While the coffee table is not nearly as large as the pedestal table, with the coffee table employed more techniques that were new to me. The wood is quarter sawn white oak, but what is unique is the aprons under the top a bottom portions of the table are built from bent wood laminations. The rational for a table with this particular design is that my wife asked me to build something that would work with our large sectional sofa. We looked at square and rectangular designs, but she wanted something with a gentle curve along the outer edge...so, I decided if we were going with a curve on the outer edge, I may as well try to bend a 90 degree curve on the inner edge. The big challenge with bending wood is that it is really two projects in one - building the actual table plus the building the jigs needed as templates for the curves. The other unique feature for me is that up until this project I never turned anything that I actually used on a project. You will note that the pillars are not elaborate - I purposely made them simple so I could make three that looked similar. All-in-all I am pleased with how it looks so far. I still need to actually connect the pillars to the table's top/bottom and apply filler/stain/finish. I will publish pictures when I actually have these tasks completed and the table is sitting in our living room.
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