A Timber Coffee Table

I found myself back at my parents’ home in April after getting furloughed from work. I had a board of Spalted Spruce stored somewhere in the back garden which a friend had felled a few years back. I had an idea for a self-supporting coffee table, and it was obvious it should be made from the Spruce board. The dimensions of the table are governed by the available length of timber I had. The length of the board was 2m and its width was around 270mm. The concept of the table was that the structural integrity of the table relied on one central piece. In this case it’s the semi circular connecting piece that unifies the legs and the table top.

The timber was rough sawn, so I needed to plane it by hand and sand it to the finish I desired. I ended up cutting the pieces first and planed and sanded them separately. I had the time so took it easy and enjoyed the process. I have access to a planer, electric sander, and a circular saw. In hindsight I wish I had the timber planed mechanically as there are noticeable bumps and dips in the final piece. 

The timber was rough sawn, so I needed to plane it by hand and sand it to the finish I desired. I ended up cutting the pieces first and planed and sanded them separately. I had the time so took it easy and enjoyed the process. I have access to a planer, electric sander, and a circular saw. In hindsight I wish I had the timber planed mechanically as there are noticeable bumps and dips in the final piece. ​