Saw a basswood table just like this in Crate & Barrel for $750. And it really needed to be sanded and finished. That made wonder what one made of antique maple and oak would be worth.
I got the maple from a salvage place; three 10 foot 1 x 6s for $5 a piece. The wood looked terrible, but sanding from 80 to 320 helps anything.
Anyway, it's in my bedroom now and I already got a $650 offer for it!
It's the first "real" table I've ever made. I used my pocket hole jig and glue to build it up and it's solid as a rock.
When I do another, I'll do something different to secure the legs.
This is an absolute beginner project and took me maybe a day and a half to sand, build and finish. I sanded through at least six grits and quit at 320 because I didn't have anything finer.
About the only "non-beginner" this is that the height, width and length, as well as the distance of the bottom tray from the top are all Fibonacci relationships.
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