Stack Tables
December 2024
Duration: 10 days
Project Description:
This project came about on a whim over Christmas break. I had leftover live-edge wood from a previous project, and I knew a family that was in need of a coffee table for their living room. I pitched the idea of stack tables, and it was a good fit. I gave myself a ten-day window to ensure they were ready for use before the holidays.
Money spent: $9
Wood species: Cherry (live-edge & standard), oak (antique posts)
Power tools used: 8
MATERIALS & RESTORATION
Sanded stands following joinery
JOINERY
Cylindrical tenons made on the lathe
FINISHING
Slices taken from tenons via jigsaw
CONSTRUCTION
FINALS
Project goal: spend $10 or less
Wood posts = $9, live-edge wood = $0 (leftover from another project)
Holes drilled in table tops to match tenons
Table stands created via dado blade on the table saw for joinery, glued and screwed in from beneath
Stands attached to posts with screws and glue
Table tops sanded smooth via random orbital sander
Cherry wedges used to tighten tenon joints once attached
Attachment of tenons and table tops with glue and wedges (hammered into tenon gaps); protruding material cut off via Japanese pull saw
