Beech Wood Coffee Table Build

I made a beech wood coffee table.

The inspersation for this came from watching youtube videos of woodworking and then I though, "I could do that." and so it began.

I think it is the ignorance of not knowing how hard something can be which allows beginners to feel confident in trying. Now while I had never built furnitur or anything that you may resemble good craftsmanship I did know in my own abilities. And I was about 85% certain I could get this project done in a reasonable timeline.

After settling on building a coffee table I had to figure out what kind to build. I wanted something funtional, vially appealing, would work well with the "vibe" I was trying to currate, and most importantly something that looked doable. So I landed on this etsy listing I found selling for ~$700 and it looked simple enough.

Thing to note about this piece is its composed of 4 main componits.

- A top
- Two vertical parrallel boards
- A what I am calling a "streatcher" the part that spans between the two vertiacal parrallel componits

Essentily, it looked easy enough to start out with and I think this was an exellent choice.

I spent about $180-$200 on the about 25 cubic feet of wood which I did not use all of and actually had extra would left over. Then another $20 on a container of top coat (also did not us all of), and factoring in the cost of the space I rented out ~$65 at the time. I give the raw materials and overhard costs at roughtly $200. That is not factoring in the time it took and while it is a realtivly simple design I had to learn how to use many of the tools I did for the first time leading to more labor time which totaled to around 14 hours (not including commuting).

I do wish that I took more picutres at the beginning of this project but I typiclly am not the biggest picture taker I was recommended by a friend to who wanted to see progress. And without their recommendation this would have been a pretty visually boreing read.

Below is the earlies image I had of the project with many of my boards cut up