Industrial Look Coffee Table
Monday, 2. January 2012
This is the second coffee table I have built.
As with the warehouse cart coffee table, this was inspired by an industrial look. There is a similar table available at Restoration hardware…
Restoration Hardware Coffee Table
I started with a pile of steel.
This is a picture of the welded frame.
I painted the frame with flat black Krylon. This picture also shows the wood I have cut for the top and lower shelf.
The cast iron wheels were taken from 2 inch casters.
This picture shows the rivets I added to the corner as a nice detail.
I used pine wood. I beat up the wood a little to give it a used look. The finish is Minwax provincial stain followed by wipe on polyurethane.
The completed table…
Taunnie Says:
Thank you for making me this table. It turned out just beautifully. Not only is it better made than what could be found in furniture stores, it is handcrafted (in America
) just for me. I will treasure it forever.
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Heidi Says:
You two are the cutest ever!! I love the look of this table, I’ve been asking my hubby to make me something similar to fit in an awkward spot that is not as deep but is taller with three shelves. I’ll be pinning it to show him later!!
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Cookie Says:
I’m so jealous!!!! Your table looks much nicer – for real:)
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laura Says:
This looks amazing! How did you secure the wood to the welded frame? Is it basically just sitting in the tray you made?
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Steve Reply:
January 20th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
There is a steel strap on the underside of the table top. I drove screws through holes in the strap to hold the wood down.
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Jeff Says:
Recommendations for a totally amateur welder? I have spent my fair share of time turning wrenches in an Army Motorpool and picked the stick welder maybe a half dozen times just to try my hand and be familiar with the equipment, but I am no pro. I would need to rent a rig for this project and it would be the first time I was working on something I really wanted to keep. Thoughts?
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Steve Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 8:10 am
Maybe you could find a used stick welder.
Harbor freight has an inexpensive stick welder that will work with either a 120 or 240 volt circuit. It is on sale for $109.99 right now.
Harbor Freight Arc Welder
I owned this welder a long time ago and it will work for small projects like this. Try it with 3/32″ E6013 rod. It is probably about as cheap as renting, and you will own it for other small projects in the future.
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Jeff Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
You are awesome!
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