The Woodshop Shed

New End Table Finally Finished

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


This is an end table next to my recliner to replace a 35 plus year old inexpensive table that has served me well.
It is 25” x 23” x 20.5” tall and will serve as a place to sit my coffee on in the morning.I built this project between shops in Portland, Oregon and Oro Valley, Arizona. The base was complete in August 2020 and documented in my blog of 8-3-20 “Partially Finished End Table”. The base consists of tapered legs with the apron pieces being attached by mortise and tenon joints.The top is a 4” wide walnut frame with an insert panel built with padauk, walnut and maple which sets in a rabbet in the outer frame. More info and pictures are in my blog “End Table WIP” from 3-28-21. https://www.lumberjocks.com/gdaveg/blog/132348The top was connected to the base with Z-clips today. It survived the trip from AZ to WA being carefully wrapped in paper and cardboard.The fit of the insert panel into the top frame will be monitored to see if the ambient humidity of Washington creates swelling issues. If so it will be unscrewed and trimmed.It was a fun but long build. I may add a couple of more coats of Minwax Wipe on Poly to the top to add protection.

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