Description
The perfect accessory for any living room, this tapered coffee table is a great project for an intermediate furniture maker. A large chamfered edge gives this table a sleek appearance and it is held up with modern, turned and tapered legs. This project includes 9 video lectures, measured drawings, step by step instructions, a material list, cut list and a tool list.
Tools Required:
- Bandsaw or jigsaw
- Jointer
- Planer
- Drill press
- Lathe and tools
- Miter saw
- Table saw and a crosscut sled or miter gauge
- Angle finder or protractor
- Angle gauge
- 1” forstner bit
- Calipers
- Assorted Small Tools
Outline:
- Section 1 – Introduction
- Lesson 1.1 – Introduction
- Lesson 1.2 – Plans
- Lesson 1.3 – Material List
- Lesson 1.4 – Cut List
- Lesson 1.5 – Tool List
- Section 2 – Lumber
- Lesson 2.1 – Acquire Lumber
- Lesson 2.2 – Mark Out Parts
- Lesson 2.3 – Rough Out Parts
- Section 3 – Milling
- Lesson 3.1 – The Faces
- Lesson 3.2 – The Edges
- Lesson 3.3 – Rip and Crosscut
- Section 4 – Gluing Up the Top
- Lesson 4.1 – Introduction
- Lesson 4.2 – Glue up
- Lesson 4.3 – Clean Up the Glue Lines
- Lesson 4.4 – Crosscutting
- Section 5 – Mortises
- Lesson 5.1 – Introduction
- Lesson 5.2 – The Set Up
- Lesson 5.3 – Drilling the Mortises
- Section 6 – Angled Shoulders
- Lesson 6.1 – Layout
- Lesson 6.2 – Cut #1
- Lesson 6.3 – Cut #2
- Lesson 6.4 – Cut #3
- Lesson 6.5 – Cut #4
- Section 7 – Turning the Tenons and Legs
- Lesson 7.1 – A Note on Turning
- Lesson 7.2 – Reference Marks
- Lesson 7.3 – Turning
- Lesson 7.4 – Cutting the Legs to Length
- Section 8 – Chamfering the Top
- Lesson 8.1 – The Jig
- Lesson 8.2 – Set up the Saw
- Lesson 8.3 – Cut the Chamfers
- Lesson 8.4 – Clean up the Bottom
- Section 9 – Finishing Touches and Glue-up
- Lesson 9.1 – Dry Fitting
- Lesson 9.2 – Final Assembly
- Lesson 9.3 – Finishing Touches
