I made a thing

Finished product first, as is customary. We were buying a place last fall and decided we needed a new table. I set to work during the day of my nightshifts, all in was about 200 for materials, around 25ish hours for time. Didn't get the clearcoat on till the night before we moved, but it turned out pretty alright.

Started with the tabletop, that wasn't too bad. The legs however were a pain. Carefully ripping and gluing together took some trial and error and time. Next time I'm buying furniture lumber instead of spruce.

First cut I made with the laser on the saw. Turns out the laser was aligned to the other side of the blade. Oh well. Made due, turned out not so bad.

A good shot at all the pocket holes drilled and filled. 50 in all (just on the tabletop).

Skirting and legs glued, drilled and attached. Took some doing but overall not bad.

A different angle.

Now the feet.. this took some work. I cut the angles different for that unique look, and I had to rip them after of course. I left one overnight before gluing it and it warped all to hell. Quite upset, but soldiered on nonetheless.

Gluing again, 3rd try.

A friend of mine suggested if I was going to add a straight across brace, it likely wouldn't fit in the door. So I decided for this instead. I didn't pocket drill or glue these, just in case. Bolt was from my grandpa's shop. Had to cut it shorter. Getting the angle right took a few tries, and some math of course, but it works.

Toes on and upright. Starting to look like something. Let the sanding begin. I used a belt for the top, orbital for everything else. If I could do it again I would have planed the top and finished with the orbital, the belt left some nasty marks that didn't show up till staining.

One coat of stain. Some stuff I took too long to wipe, and other parts there was residue from the wood filler and glue I used, so out came the sander and away we went again. Managed to get it fairly close, but it has some character now.

Another angle.

Finished product again. Chairs came from Canadian tire, 180 per set of 2. You can't see the cross brace well but it looks pretty sharp (in my opinion) all in this was around 1000 bucks (counting chairs and heat for the shop as well as materials) and more importantly was a tonne of valueable experience. Great fun project overall, stay tuned for more.