I wanted a new coffee table for two reasons. First my existing coffee table is made of oak which doesn't fit my current house real well. The other reason is my other hobby, air guns. I can shoot air rifles in my backyard legally and I often do. So I like to have them near by but I also have 3 grand kids and some visitors are not as comfortable with air rifles as I am. I saw a youtube where a guy made a coffee table with the top on drawer slides so it can be slid back to reveal a storage compartment. In my case it holds a couple short air rifles. PCPs.
Top is cherry, base is mostly poplar stained black with in and then finished with water based polyurethane. Leg to apron joints are 12mm dominos. The bottom of the compartment is 1/2 plywood screwed into rabbets from the bottom. There is an extra apron covering the drawer slides.
My new dining room table, built earlier this year also has a black base with a cherry top. So my new coffee table has the same coloring. Now I just need to make at least one more (that will hold things other than guns).
Top is cherry, base is mostly poplar stained black with in and then finished with water based polyurethane. Leg to apron joints are 12mm dominos. The bottom of the compartment is 1/2 plywood screwed into rabbets from the bottom. There is an extra apron covering the drawer slides.
My new dining room table, built earlier this year also has a black base with a cherry top. So my new coffee table has the same coloring. Now I just need to make at least one more (that will hold things other than guns).