My wife is an excellent potter, and she wanted some simple tables in staggered heights to display some of her pieces. Here’s what I came up with, after getting her approval on the design.
The legs are walnut, finished with 3 coats of Tried and True beeswax and oil finish. In my testing, this gave me the richest look in walnut of the 4 hardwax finishes I tried. The tops are curly maple, and I was lucky enough to find nicely figured 13” wide stock that was milled to 12” square. I used 3 coats of Osmo Polyx for the tops.
The wife is happy, and you know what they say...