First Table

[William McLellan]

I had asked for advice about this sofa table in the finishing forum and recently completed it. This is my first table. It was an enjoyable project and my wife and I are both pleased with the outcome. I had a few problems along the way but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a few extra manhours. The plan is from Woodsmith.

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[Don Bullock]

That's a beautiful table. Congratulations on finishing your first table. I bet that feels great. Now you can look forward to the next project.

[Paul Canaris]

Nice work William.

[Al Willits]

Congrats on a job well done, very nice.

David Marks describes errors as design opportunities, looks like your pretty good at it...:)

Al

[Tony De Masi]

Beautiful work William. Very very nice. And the height is just perfect for your sofa.

Tony

[Jody Malinich]

Awesome!! I have been toying with an idea to make one for behind our loveseat and this has given me a few new ideas.

[Nancy Laird]

William, we've made that table four times, and love the design. Good job!

Nancy

[Michael Short]

Very nice looking table. Congrats on your first one.

[Zahid Naqvi]

nicely done william.

[Roy Wall]

William -

That is terrific sofa table.......nice, nice job!!!

How wide is that bottom strether....?

Nice work!

[William McLellan]

Thank you all for the kind words.

The bottom stretchers are 3" at the legs x 38 1/2 (exclusive of the tenons).

[John Timberlake]

Good work. Very nice for a first table. Love the finish.

[Joe Trotter]

I really like that misson style!

We have some cheapo mission end tables we purchased, and someday I want to try my hand at making that style.

It is nice to be able to put a couch somewhere besides against a wall. The table is a nice touch.

[Howie French]

very Nice Job William!
That is some first table, and finish looks great


Howie

[Kyle Stiefel]

William,

Very nice work. The mistakes keep it interesting and judging by interest I sure do make alot of them.

Kyle

[Jason Tuinstra]

William, the table looks great. First table eh? Looks like you're miles ahead of where I was for the first table. Keep it up!

[Thomas Kila]

Your table is beautiful. What type of wood and finish did you use? And how would I go about obtaining the plans for the table?

[Nancy Laird]

Thomas, this table was featured on the cover of Woodsmith a number of years ago - possibly as long ago as 1997 or 98. I'll try to big it out tonight and give you the issue number, unless William beats me to it. We modified the same design to make a coffee table to go with the sofa table.

Nancy

[William McLellan]

Thomas-

I used walnut for the table. For the finish, I applied boiled linseed oil and let it dry for a week. Then I brushed on 6 coats of dark garnet shellac, 1.5# cut, using Behkol as a solvent and rubbed out with wax. It would not be a good project to try brushing on shellac for the first time.

The plan was originally in Woodsmith #104 or you can buy it here:

http://www.woodsmith.com/plans/craftsman-sofa-table/

[Nancy Laird]

Thanks, William. :cool: :) I figured that you'd beat me to it, since I'm not at home with our library right now.

Nancy

[Christopher Stahl]

William, excellent job. You did fine work. Pretty darn nice first table.

[glenn bradley]

Very nice. Good color for that style.

[Eric Wong]

Nice table! That's your first?! You are definitely better than I was at that stage. You might be better than I am right now:)

[Jim Becker]

Beautiful sofa table, William!!

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Excellent table! Thanks for sharing.

[Scot Ferraro]

Very nice table -- you will enjoy it for years to come.

[John Buzzurro]

Excellent job, William. I hope my first table comes out that good.