The base of the coffee table is complete but I still have yet to find a suitable source of material for the top. Another project on hold. The oak timber milled up nicely and was a pleasure to work with. I went with hand cut dovetails to join the rails and legs instead of the traditional mortise and tenon. In retrospect it is not the ideal form of joinery for a table base. Sometimes breaking with convention for aesthetics does not produce the best structural design. The table base measures 32" x 32" and is 20" high.
If you click on the top photo you can see the joinery, it won't really pop till the finish is applied.
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