Matthew Crowe, A dexterous approach to coffee table construction. (FURNITURE 2025)

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Michael Weatherill

Country

Australia

The coffee table was constructed from an off cut piece of Beech timber that was gifted to me. The piece of Beech had already been joined and had a large round piece cut from the centre, that was used by the previous owner for their own project . The off cut sat with me for a number of years before I saw the potential in the piece. Eventually I resawed and re-joined the boards and then proceeded to rework the cut out and fill it with a half lap lattice. Once the top was complete it informed the leg production. It was a fun project that used recycled and gifted materials to construct a table that nods its head at the art of dexterity. I've also recently completed making a dining table and chairs that uses another larger piece of offcut Beech that was also gifted to me. Stay dexterous out there, thanks for reading

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