When you hear Schwarz or someone harping about how a workbench is a three-dimensional clamping surface, you might wonder why they’re so religious about it. One of the big “rules” is that you should have the front legs flush with the benchtop. Although I am fond of the idea of rule-breaking, they’re often around for […]
Category Archives: coffee table
Coffee Table: Top Glued
There isn’t a whole lot to say about this, but I finally got the top of the coffee table glued up: Most things take longer than I would prefer, but this one was slightly more annoying because I was very close a month ago. Looking back, I can deduce that the delay occurred because I […]
Coffee Table: Starting Joinery
It seems like it’s taken forever, but I’m finally ready to start a furniture project in my new shop. It will be a coffee table, something that’s been on “the list” for a very long time. Like many of my designs, it will be based on a frame built with mortise-and-tenon joints, and will include […]
