So I made my own coffee table. Take a look.

[harrisonm]

So we looked for a smaller coffee table to put in front of our love seat for over a year. I finally gave up and told my wife I would just make one. She was not terribly enthusiastic at first, but I told her if she didn’t like it, I would toss it. The top is ¾” angle stopcock, and all the rest is 1” square tube. 16 separate pieces with a lot of welding and then a lot of grinding to make the welds as perfect as possible. Then I powder coated it with Architectural Bronze with a top coat of satin clear (both from Eastwood). The wood on top was leftover from when my wife and I put hardwood floors (by ourselves) in our house. We like it.

 

[toplscuda]

That turned out nice

 

[mopardude318]

I like that. Nice work.

 

[straightlinespeed]

Nice job! I'd keep it, but I dont matter. Whats the wife think?

 

[toolmanmike]

Nicely done!

 

[4spdragtop]

Very well done!!

 

[Tooljunkie]

Very nice. I want to try something like this...

 

[DodgeLad]

that is a man's coffee table right there

 

[Ddaddy]

So we looked for a smaller coffee table to put in front of our love seat for over a year. I finally gave up and told my wife I would just make one. She was not terribly enthusiastic at first, but I told her if she didn’t like it, I would toss it. The top is ¾” angle stopcock, and all the rest is 1” square tube. 16 separate pieces with a lot of welding and then a lot of grinding to make the welds as perfect as possible. Then I powder coated it with Architectural Bronze with a top coat of satin clear (both from Eastwood). The wood on top was leftover from when my wife and I put hardwood floors (by ourselves) in our house. We like it. View attachment 1715435902 View attachment 1715435905

Looks great!

Have you considered adding planking to the lower deck and maybe adding a basket underneath for storage?

 

[diymirage]

Looks great!

Have you considered adding planking to the lower deck and maybe adding a basket underneath for storage?

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really, a basket?

a wicker basket?

hand over your man card

 

[Ddaddy]

really, a basket?

a wicker basket?

hand over your man card

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Bite me. Natural baskets under a wooden table for storage is traditional Americana design.

 

[RAT ROD AL]

My wife and I built our own after shopping and finding nothing we wanted to buy. About $150 compared to $1500

 

[Alaskan_TA]

I personalized mine, all original vintage Alaskan aviation items under the glass panels.

 

[furyus2]

All these tables look great. Good job!

 

[MrJLR]

Nice job!

 

[harrisonm]

My wife and I built our own after shopping and finding nothing we wanted to buy. About $150 compared to $1500View attachment 1715436067 View attachment 1715436068 View attachment 1715436069 View attachment 1715436070

Looks Amazing. I would have done something like that if I had woodworking skills. Great job.

Looks great!

Have you considered adding planking to the lower deck and maybe adding a basket underneath for storage?

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Your rendition is exactly what I wanted to do, but my wife had other ideas. She is currently looking for just the right wicker basket(s) for the lower level.

 

[Scamp Rhonda]

Looks great!

Have you considered adding planking to the lower deck and maybe adding a basket underneath for storage?

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Ddaddy, Now you're just showing off. LOL

 

[Yunick13]

Lots of good craftsmanship in this thread

 

[DesertRat]

Folks got skills, nice work!

 

[MOPAROFFICIAL]

really, a basket?

a wicker basket?

hand over your man card

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Great minds think alike.
Thank you.

 

[pt70]

Very nice. I want to try something like this...View attachment 1715435920

Interesting table. Really high lift cams! The corners of the table have a nice ring to them. Gearing up for your next project?

Excellent work by all.