What's on the Bench This Week......Barrel Coffee Tables

This week I have been busy building 2 coffee tables with a unique twist. It is a replica Whiskey Barrel coffee table. I made 2 of them. One stained in an Espresso and one stained in an Early American. I made these table with Pine. Here are some of the pic's with some of the process of assembling them and the finished product.

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This is the picture that a customer sent to me and said "Mike, can you build this for me?" Oh why not give it a go, so here it goes.

So this is the body formed.

Then I built the cradle where it sit on.

Then I built the top and put strips of Oak under the top for security and strength. I added chains so it doesn't drop back and crack the wood.

This is what the Early American inside the belly looks like finished.

This is the almost finished product. Just need to find some black leather strips to put on the outside with some fancy nails. But this is close to what the first picture was.

And this is the one I built stained in the Espresso. Not a terribly difficult build.I just nailed the strips of the pine to the ends all the way around the half circle. There was no bending wood or anything like that. I encourage all my woodworking friends out there to use your imagination and give it a go yourself. It's a popular piece for me and my customers.