For some time I've wanted to build a sturdy coffee table for our family room. I've also been experimenting with and bulidng lots of furniture for the kids rooms with low cost, paint grade, maple veneer plywood. I love the ease of working with this material and results have been great. I never thought that raw edged plywood furniture would have a place outside of the kid's bedrooms until I saw this slab of bamboo counter top at our local big box store and I got the idea for this piece. Although I still would'nt consider this "fine furniture", I think it turned out pretty cool. The design is my own, and it's the first time I've tried flaring legs in two directions which was real easy to do with a bandsaw. I have the plan drawn up in sketchup if anyone is interested.
Estimated Cost
$120 for the bamboo slab (with some left over for an end table)
Less than 1/2 a sheet of plywood at $50/sheet.
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Early American on the top
Minwax Satin finish poly (3 coats)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Ana White Admin
Mon, 01/05/2015 - 10:49
Happy Girl = Happy Parents!
Looks great, can't wait to see your next build!