My friends and I are building a coffee table and filling the top with beer caps, we have the table built but haven't located a good clear 2-part epoxy resin to use to seal the caps in the top. Does anyone know where I can buy some, or what brands are the best?
I am currently building an awesome coffee table,
So for the top I've got 4 pieces of 180mm x 45mm merbau, to join them side by side I machined them into tongue and groove and even put a few dowels on the underside of it, no screws or fixings, just awesome joints and 2 pack epoxy glue.
The legs are exactly the same design with the same overall width.
But, I want the legs to sit about 50mm in from the edge of the table top (as oppose to being flush), I now have the trouble of making a decent joint for it. I dont want any screws or brackets, just an awesome timber joint.
I was thinking of mortising the underside of the top and tenoning the legs to slot into it, that way the joint is seen from the front and back edges, which I quite like, but I had the problem of when the table is lifted it may not hold the weight of the legs (and small shelf under that Im also housing in). I am now thinking of having the mortise and tenons shaped like a 'V' (somewhat like a dovetail join) and slot the leg in from the side. That way the 'V' shape may hold the weight.....
I know its possible, Im asking if anyone knows if this design will be structurally strong? If not, do you have any ideas that may work?
I love timber joints and will be bragging about my coffee table for years to come so all decent answers are much appreciated.
I'm trying to build my own lift top coffee table for my wife. I figure it would be cheaper to do and a lot more fun than going to the store and buying one. But I can't for the life of me figure out what type of hinge goes in one of those tables. Thanks! Greg.
we are building a coffee table and we want to make it shiny for a finished look. we used gloss paint but its not shiny at all . i want to the look more bought then homemade
For her birthday my fiance wants a coffee table that looks almost like an aquarium, except instead of fish she wants it to hold sand and those little land hermit crabs. Any ideas on how i can build one and where i can find the supplies. It's kinda different and I sort of like the idea too.