In this video, I build two custom side tables from wenge and curly maple, and it’s a design challenge I didn’t expect. We wanted the tables to resemble a coffee table I built for the client previously, and it took a lot of effort to come up with a creative solution that harkened back to the coffee table’s design while still offering something new and original. In the end, these might be my best design yet, and I’m happy to share my journey with you here.
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00:00 Intro
00:33 Do it again, but this time…side tables
01:23 Design Language
03:20 Where do I start?
03:57 Choose Your Own Adventure….Make the Legs, p.4
07:07 Shop-made Veneer
10:59 The Second Leg Taper
13:17 Side Quest
13:42 Sometimes I Actually Overprepare
15:09 Routing Angled Mortises
16:06 Footies
19:29 Friction Fit Joints
22:42 A New Way to Attach a Sacrificial Fence
23:53 Shop-made Plywood
25:54 A Wild Feature for the Tops
26:35 Oops…You Broke It
27:28 Same Job…New Method
28:32 Intentionally Doing Something Dangerous
29:04 Betting on Myself
29:57 How to Weave Wood into your Work
30:13 One-of-a-Kind
30:36 The Return Journey Begins
31:09 How to Clamp My Footies?
31:50 Final Details, Assembly, Finish
33:40 The Reveal