TV Table...first biggish project

Submitted by nickx1985 on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 10:54

So, after seeing a project my brother in law made I got the inspiration to try my hand at woodworking. Low and behold I stumbled upon Ana's WONDERFUL site! After spending the winter, rigorously studying plans and picking different projects I could use, I was able to afford gathering up some basic woodworking tools and get to work. First project was the 2x4 workbench off of kregtool.com (on a side note I <3 my new kreg jig). That went together easypeasy and came out great. Now i wanted to try my hand at something that took finish work and went inside my house, not out in the garage. We had just purchased a new TV and needed something other than the 2 side tables from our living room that where serving as it's temporary home atm. Needless to say that is how this project was decided on. I didn't make it from any specific plans from the site, but without this site I wouldn't have even known where to begin. I took some measurements and drew up a rough (and I mean ROUGH) plans. Then started chopping away at wood and drilling pocket holes. This is the end result.

Estimated Cost
around $50
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Frame is minwax's oil based ebony
Shelves and top are minwax's oil based red chestnut
Top and frame got 2 coats of poly and though I would try 50/50 poly/mineral spirits on the shelves(found I liked rubbing with a rag rather than brushing on)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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