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Single-Slab Cherry Coffee Table, Part II

Posted on April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 by Chris Wong

In Part I of this project, I cut mitred returns in the cherry crotch slab and joined the three legs to the table top with Domino floating tenons. I then cut and fit five maple dovetail keys. Due to the way that the wood dried, neither the top nor the legs were particularly flat, so … Continue reading Single-Slab Cherry Coffee Table, Part II

Maple Slab Build, Session 1

Posted on April 8, 2012April 9, 2012 by Chris Wong

Friday night, I went down to the shop because I wanted to build something. I started with a small slab of Western maple and designed the piece on the fly. I documented the build, live on Twitter, and what you see below are the updates from the first session. This was useful because each update … Continue reading Maple Slab Build, Session 1