How To Build a Modern Coffee Table - Woodworking

[@Foureyes.Furniture]

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[@buntrylng4600]

Try to make my prettiest sections that outside faces of what will become the front and back sub assemblies and the second hurdle has to do with the overall design what I mean by that is typically whenever you design something you cannot tiptoe towards the edge of what you think the limitations are but here I pretty much through caution to the wind so I came up with lots of iterations prior to settling on one but really they were all variations on the same idea of a long open-ended cantilevered shape basically a trapezoid but you eliminate one of the vertical-ish sides but then after finally landing on one I got cold feet now I'm not stranger to this kind of shape I think the most obvious comparison would be the Autumn that we designed to go with our Glen lounge chair plans and as you can see in the shot here it turned out way stronger than we would have imagined even though the what they were using is slightly thicker and these joints are significantly longer I don't think you need to be a structural engineer which I'm most certainly not to know that thanks to how long this span is in comparison they have the potential to be subject to a much more destructive forces so because of that I started compromising and tried out ideas like this which would equate to using a bracket and other ideas like an inset box but at the end of the day they weren't really what I wanted to build so I thought screw it let's build the version that might not work and if it doesn't I'll learn from it and be a better person for it so with all that out of the way now let's get back to building it and see if it actually works out so with all my chunks cut out and extremely oversized at this point the next step as you probably guessed was mailing and we'll start off with the joiner to get one nice flat face on all of our boards and then we can head over to the planer to create a smooth face on the opposite side and simultaneously bring all of our pieces down to a uniform thickness which for me ended up being just a hair over an inch and a half thick and this was coming from boards that started life in my shop at an inch and 7/8 thick so in the mailing process we lost about 3/8 of an inch or for my friends in the rest of the world other than Liberia and Myanmar this many millimeters but anyway by the time I was through with all of that it was pretty much time to leave for the day so the last thing that I did before heading home was fill some not holes with black tinted epoxy as well as this I guess the euphemism would be live edge but must be real it's more like a missing corner as I said material but I can let that set up overnight so the first thing in the morning I could use my joiner to establish one nice flat edge on each of my pieces so in the shot you can see the piece that was probably the worst offender of the bunch and the faster way to take care of a piece like this would be to establish a mostly straight edge on a bandsaw and then finish it off on the charger is actually doing so I went ahead and cleaned up the whole thing bed on the two ends and then it's almost the cutter head at the center but each time I take a pass if you'll hear and you just kind of creep up on a nice flat edge and in this bed up clip that actually lasted 14 minutes you can see that with each pass I'm getting closer and closer to the clean edge that I need now I know that to the more experience people watching this you probably already know all of this but also know that a lot of people watching are newer to woodworking so I thought it would be good to include and actually if you are newer to woodworking and maybe mostly watch these videos for entertainment or inspiration and you're looking for something that's a little more tailored towards expanding your current skill set go check out the Craig academy I personally worked with them so I can vouch for it I built three of the six projects that they cover which are a workbench a shoe bench and a coffee table and in addition to those projects there's three others plus a whole skills library and way more than I can list here but the bottom line is it's Taylor made for people who are newer to woodworking and looking to take their skills the next level so I'm going to throw a link in the description and if you do sign up just let him know that I said yeah okay so as you just saw after jointing an initial edge on a few of the pieces I use my table saw to cut a in the opposite side and you also might have noticed this template piece that I was referencing when I was doing the joiner demonstration so let's talk about that for a second so in order to make our eventual shapes we're going to be using three templates and this is something that we've covered a bunch of times in fact this coffee table is really inspired by a DIY coffee table that I made a couple months ago l

[@youtukang]

👍👍👍

[@zyneil6827]

The author does like to from scratch, kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.

[@4legdfishman]

I love the design. The plywood adds something artistic and modern to the look but, I'm not smart enough to explain what that is. 😅 I'm eligible for retirement this year (turning 60) and I have a garage full of tools that are upset that I ignore them so often. Once my day job is behind me, I will focus on a woodworking hobby. I'll be keeping your ideas and shared knowledge in mind as I enter the next chapter in my life. It's never too late to take up something fresh and rewarding. Thanks for sharing.

[@youtukang]

😊😊

[@dreamworkshop6279]

For sure it's never too late I'm going all in on woodworking and others diy projects Have fun!

[@RevdUp.Art.Fotografer]

You have an opportunity to help save wood from the landfills and make fun, cool, Carl, stuff! 🙂

[@AZCobraman]

I like everything but the plywood...

[@BrianMosleyUK]

Enjoy your retirement 👏

[@DragonRicktastic]

Amazing design! Love how elegant and imperfect it is. And not sure if you intended this but the name ‘Wabi-Sabi Shish Kebabi’ suits it too well. “Shish” in shish kebob means ‘6’ and there are 6 pieces skewered by walnut dowels. Just brilliant.

[@RevdUp.Art.Fotografer]

That is a BEAUTIFUL table. I love the updated Mid-Century Modern, truly.

[@TimberBiscuitWoodworks]

Sick design Chris, I think your solution for lack of material in using the plywood adds some visual interest. I also like how you treated the mortises. Great job man!

[@thomasnichols7788]

I have been designing and building furniture for 30+ years. First as a significant hobby and now almost full-time in retirement. Most of my creations are more on the traditional side. I love your channel as it exposes me to more contemporary ideas without all the complicated issues I would get in classes with Michael Fortune (a great designer in his own right but can complicate the design of toothpicks LOL). Would you consider reaching out to Marc Adams to teach at his school here in Indiana, Marc Adams School of Working?

[@OrinderElf]

To be honest, this is the perfect example for why well made furniture is worth so much money. The final product doesn't look very complex. A few repeating boards with same shape with a bunch of sticks in between. Nothing really complicated. But as we see there is a whole lot more going on in the development and building process! Good job. ❤

[@journalisteditor4718]

likes are not enough on KZbin for the same incredible work like this, it deserves more than the likes. 💗💗💗

[@maierwoodworks]

Man I’ve been enjoying the other channel so much, I almost forgot how phenomenal the build videos on this one are.

[@josiahmoore3806]

Hold the phone. Other channel???

[@maierwoodworks]

@@josiahmoore3806 yeah, Welcome to the Woodshop. Check it out!

[@GraphicDesignerStephen]

While part of me would have loved to see white oak or something other than plywood, I can also appreciate the contrast the plywood provides. This is a gorgeous piece of art.

[@mikecolo2158]

Design is nice, but the return to a classic Four Eyes style video is fantastic.

[@mehdimarashi1736]

I have an MS in structural eng. For your next build, feel free to ask. I takes me very little time to give you some peace of mind. It was obvious that it would work.

[@Ferndalien]

Hmmm ... For strength you could try a version made from LVL. LVL beams are made to have good strength through their long axis. You would have to experiment with finishing much more than for the walnut. It would probably also have a more industrial look which may or may not fit with whatever space it's in.

[@TracksWithDax]

Dang Chris, this definitely seems like one of your most laborious builds to date. Very cool design! I also think the inclusion of sapwood hides the color of the plywood slat (I didn't notice it until you mentioned it)

[@espositomariano]

Crative, artistic and funny comments, subscribed! you have earned it!! Great work!!

[@florians.6402]

Incredible

[@ElliotNesterman]

FWIW, a cross with two crossbars is called a Cross of Lorraine. The bars can be arranged variously, either of equal length or different lengths, closer together or farther apart, closer to one end or evenly spaced.

[@alexandergalustov1986]

Shishkabab table - loving it! 👍👍👍

[@Wernerle2BeiYoutu6e]

WOW ! ! A big THANKS for this video.

[@SmoothAlf]

That was awesome Chris. Great work.

[@annon231]

I love it!

[@Double_duo4]

thank you so much for creating a nice coffee table as a south African love woodworker. don;t have tools how ken you help gate some tools to start working. please you have so many please share. thank u

[@dirtlifemagazine]

For the dowel holes, why not use a drill press and a forstner bit?

[@masontejera506]

Love the video and the piece! Nice work!!!

[@myphone7568]

An Archer fan I see! Love it!

[@shinobitree5711]

Really enjoyed this one! I had a stool idea that was similar in design. I was considering dowels or just spacers of a different species. After watching you do the dowels, I think I'll use spacers. 😂

[@AmyGilesWarren]

Beautiful!

[@davidlarsen9336]

Nice table :D I love following your work from Denmark, Europe :)

[@stephenpena7813]

This is gorgeous 😍 very modern art and if I remember correctly reminds me of a cool bench at MOMA in New York lol I LOVE it!!

[@adriansteer4377]

Damn I love this video (and all your others), I've been watching this particular one for months now. I know you dont have plans for this, but with the help of already building two glen chair and ottomans, 1 coffee table, dining chairs, and the console, I'm fairly confident I can work most of it out myself. I know about 1.5 inches thick, 48 inches long etc, but would you mind sharing the dimensions of the third smaller piece, the riser? Thickness will be the same as others, height will be optional I suppose, but the width I'm not sure of. Thanks

[@vinsaza8026]

I like your work place.... (saya suka tempat kerja kamu). Dream place....

[@michael9897]

made my afternoon when you noted the only other 2 countries still not on metric😁

[@scottadams2624]

Love it, bro. Great video, too.

[@mattiasrc]

Really nice design 👍

[@jamminjesiah5656]

If it were me I would have done maybe maple instead of plywood, but that’s a real cool looking table.

[@L0wBap]

Actually it's even nicer with the plywood there, it adds visual stimuli and it gives a philosophical statement on "no wasting that walnut bro"

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

one would think you would have a bench to work on .... set your mitre saw up properly .... instead of on the floor , a lot safer IMO

[@merrick51]

Forgive me, I’m super new to wood working - why not use the cnc router to cut the walnut as well?

[@desakami1388]

Nice job

[@danielandrewgrant]

It’s a beautiful piece but seems a bit impractical as a coffee table because of the gaps between the slats. I suppose you could put a tray or something like that on top of it to set drinks and other small items on to prevent things from falling through the openings or drinks from spilling. Anyway cool piece but, like you said, imperfect.

[@Arckivio]

I found a shopping channel!!!

[@andrewcole2248]

Hey, I love your videos, but ive notised a big safety problem, at 4 minits in, your leaning over the edger, and your jumper draw strings are hanging down. It's gets kind of close, probably try and keep lose clothing tied up and ticked in. Now that I've said that, I love you work and you have realy inspired me to push my woodworking in new directions

[@nazzareno7047]

bellissimo

[@clubprojects6923]

Tell your advertisers that your drawing during ads makes them more valuable.

[@jtaylor8606]

This is a lovely looking design, but that joint is so weak for the load it would be put under in an average home.

[@A_Class216]

This kinda looks similar to the race sim you built

[@skinnyweather]

For anybody who may be new to woodworking and watching this, please note that it's not a great idea to wear a hoodie with dangling strings anywhere near machinery. That said, it's a nice build, my dudes.

[@nicholastorres837]

Love this build! What software do you use to sketch out your designs like you did in the AG1 ad read??

[@deniellemondesire7080]

Awesome video 👍, what type of tablet & app you use for your drawings ?

[@Ozzzy506]

i have a qustion its hard to explain not good at english im going to my carpenter exam soon and im going to make cross lap joint. i have a problem with it. I see that you made it and clued it before sanding so its tight, but then its HARD to sand the inside corners pretty much impossibel so when adding finish it would look not the same BUT if i sand it before then it will get less thick and the joint wont be tight any more! any advise is great im starting in a month :)

[@jscook54]

I like the added plywood slat. I think it adds to the design. You should pretend that was your initial idea. Except that now thousands know the truth. 😜

[@tzaki09]

Could this design work for a desk size? As in W180xL90xH75cm .. or might not be stable?

[@creationscaplette]

Very nice :)

[@adbellable]

looks like a toboggan.

[@soroosha]

is it safe to assume that this weighs about 3 tonnes?

[@thiminh9019]

Đỉnh

[@alicanada6006]

so, the term you are looking for is WANE which is the absence of wood it is a wood grading term .

[@jidofole]

This is glorious work but those spinning blades are destroying my pleasure 😅

[@now-bianco]

hi, like your designs a lot. can you tell me what a applikation you use to plan an draw your ideas?

[@mobilixone1575]

Procreate, I think.

[@now-bianco]

@@mobilixone1575 no, looks not like not procreate

[@weasellamb]

What app are you using to do your illustrations?

[@whatyoumean9644]

do you have a dwg for me pls?

[@dwarfbard]

Anyone know what headphones he's wearing?

[@Lykon]

it's nice, but I'd never put a coffee cup on it. It would fall.

[@MrGlobali]

P o w e r f u l

[@Pimpmedown]

hey could you tell me what sketching program that is you are using? I need one to really quick sketch a vizualisation for a customer and i cant really find one i am happy with

[@d3lsl0w]

I am concerned about those drawstrings on your hoodie. They kinda dangle close to the equipment. I'm gonna guess that if one get's caught, it'll just rip it out with no harm to user, but it could pull you towards the machine in a violent jolt. Please be careful with dangly anything around machinery. I love your work!

[@marnoster]

some final destination kinda shit

[@jonny555ive]

My welder buddy will cut anyone's hoody drawstring (when your not ready or paying attention) who is in any shop where there is rotating equipment. Kind of a dick move but it shows that he cares about you......ish.😅

[@polar0624]

this is really an amazingly designed table, it has both heftiness and lightness in the design. And although using plywood may not be ideal as a coffee table, it does bring an element of surprise into it. Anyway, loving the tone(both voice and color) and storytelling of your videos.

[@thaddeuscorea]

I love your video. Sorry for the nitpick, but , in the video, the strings hanging off of your hoodie look like they are only several inches from being sucked into the jointer. I'm sure you are safe, but it looks unsafe in the video. My old shop teacher would have screamed at me if I had loose strings hanging off of my clothes (or even long hair not tied LOL). Anyway, great video.

[@nihuyevo_zhmihnulo]

I think that black glass tabletop would make it even better

[@TheRinzler2]

I’ve watched this video several times and I couldn’t put my finger on a better dowl idea than just wood. Brass. Brasss dowels would make it insane

[@stanislavstoimenov1729]

Thanks for converting in metrics!🙂 Oh, and I love how the name "ottoman" fits for something one puts one's feet on. It's totally how we here -- on the Balkan peninsula -- feel about Ottomans too.

[@Tonewood]

It is polarizing. I love the shape but hate the plywood. I love and hate the design, on one end it’s refreshing and innovative but the big gaps decrease its functionality as a coffee table. But I really really love the shape! It also made for great content. Can we just call it art?

[@joepmeloen3373]

A glass top would make it more functional. I dont like the ply either, but i like the contrast. Should have used some other light colored wood

[@jackdelancey248]

You could have drilled through with the correct diameter, less the two ends. Assemble with dowel though all the part. Shim into place the inside side parts and pin nail throu the dowel from the bottom

[@SteifWood]

First, I truly love the line of design and execution you two guys do in your shop. I see soooo much Scandinavia in you .... Secondly, imperfection? Guess you need to use gallon-sized coffee mugs and barrel-sized wine glasses if you want your beverage to stay sturdy on top of the 'slaaats'(?). Thirdly, a pretty good job. It reminds me how I would have made the table myself. However, to up it a notch I might have tried to join the pieces with bridal joints (yes yes, it complicates the design/work manyfold, but oyess, it also add a level of interest too). So no dominos, just like I commonly do when I make chairs of 3 pieces for the back 'slaaats'. Fourth, I'd would have made more permanent jigs for the angel cuttings. That way it's easier to make multiple tables if all turns out right. Finally, I think I had designet the whole 'thing' for an inlaid glass top (re: the need for over-sized mugs/glasses)

[@j10001]

I was thinking you’d always use a coaster anyway on a gorgeous hardwood table like this, so just make the coasters big enough to span the slats easily.

[@lbgstzockt8493]

Such a unique table, I love the almost futuristic style. One thing that would have been super cool (and expensive) is to do your original plan of drilling straight through but then using brass spacers to keep the distance the same across all the slabs.

[@thehansmemling]

3:59 Anyone else, seeing the sweater hoodie drawstrings and having anxiety ?

[@dragonlotion1789]

Slick design, I feel you guys need to get a little bit of function back into your form but I’m sure it will work itself out in time. You guys are young and this is just how it goes.

[@sasch-i]

That’s really a great table. I love it! Thanks for let us all participate in such fantastic projects!

[@RyanWattersRyanWatters]

Awww man. Just when I finished the simpler version (DIY-Baltic-birch-plywood) coffee table one for my wife with some custom walnut legs. Haha. Nevertheless, I love this as always. Maybe it’s time for me to build a second FourEyes coffee table. Thanks so much to you guys for being unequivocal woodworking badasses.

[@dwb468]

@Chris Salomone Love the channel, love your projects, love your vibe. Question: on several occasions I see you cutting rough sawn boards on the floor with a miter saw. No judgement here, but why do you cut on the floor?

[@robbyjefferson9532]

I understand why there won’t be plans for this but I would definitely buy the templates if you sold them!

[@paulfalinski5074]

Greetings - I would also love to buy the templates 1/1/2023 - or the SVG file.

[@SwearingenTurnings]

I'd like to say that yeah, your plans *are* great. I bought the Longview Dining Table plans. It looks really daunting for a beginner, but the detailed videos you made will make building it easy. Thanks!

[@Craftlngo]

If you have Jonathan Katz Moses in your Patreon List... You've done something pretty right!

[@TheFishingFL]

Would be cool to use dowels all the way through and have brass sleeves that slide around the dowels for spacers between slats

[@xl000]

Your supplements ad at 12:50 sounds like some hostage forced to read a confession or something. Warmbier was more convincing in North Korea when he admitted his wrongdoings. If you do this, you should do it Alex Jones style.

[@havaneseday]

Really appreciate all the detailed explanations and thought processes laid out! New to wood working and your expertise shared is invaluable. Cheers! 🇨🇦

[@mtbrdude]

Dude, wear a mask when you're spraying. Shit, wear a mask when you're sanding and cutting, too. I work in construction. Nobody calls you a baby for using PPE these days. Stop trying to look cool and take care of yourself. I watched someone take their last breath with lung cancer, that is definitely not the way to go.

[@lsdave]

You could also use a track saw to get the comically curved piece close to flat before jointing it.

[@VirgilAllenMoore]

Awesome and well done, Sir! The only word of caution I have is: please tuck your hoodie laces into your shirt when woodworking. You tend to lean down or over a lot of spinning power tools. Please safe out there and keep making angular furniture.

[@kevinmorin7965]

F&F, if you'd used a maple pattern filler, (or any other solid wood, or even used Baltic Birch) it would have been out of sync but no reduced the entire elegant piece to construction grade ply?? for looks... Loved the original and most steps but the plywood instance left me out of the entire piece. IF you have an NC table- why not just do a rough glue up, no exact precision and then put the blanks on the table and do a perfect outline, dowel alignment holes and every other detail- flatten both sides, put a round-over in the spindle and bull nose the profiles...... almost every step??

[@BigBeardBuilds]

I don't want to take away from your gorgeous projects and expertly made video's, so I hope I'm not doing that by pointing out that I had a true cheek-clench moment watching you push that sled in between blade and fence. I think I also saw you push pieces between blade and fence with your hand in this or another video. Please, to keep making awesome video's and builds like this, get a sliding table for your saw.

[@deerfootnz]

Sorry but both Liberia and Myanmar have gone metric, leaving.......just you Seppo's

[@WoLpH]

I wonder, will you ever change styles or will all of your future designs use this combination of angles and circles. Don't get me wrong, the designs are really nice but it does repeat the same pattern :)

[@jasoncloete9287]

If I may ask, what software do you use to get those quick sketch ups you did here? Thank you for such an informative, innovative and epic project!

[@gatorscoops3861]

5:14 AHHHHHHHHH 5:17 oh ok

[@spikedogg1]

I love watching your videos, but I do get worried for you everytime I see you work next to spinning saws with your hoodie strings hanging down. I know it would be one in a million, but if those ever get sucked into the saw, router, joiner, you could get seriously injured. Just lookin out for ya. Peace Out!

[@jimdonnell485]

This is beautiful stuff and you are a woodworking artist. But please when you are at the jointer and your strings from your hoodie are hanging down I’m in cold sweats watching. Ask me why. Be careful and great work.

[@Y_didy_7]

New to your chanel, watched a few video, I like the stuffs you build, I am an architect so I will focus on the design since I am not woodworker, the legging disappointed me but what a design the table is!! keep up the fancy works you do

[@ericbarba1169]

What program are you doing the drawing in during the commercial? Great design, beautifully done video as always. Super inspiring.

[@chadbratton6953]

yes, inquiring minds want to know!

[@charltonwang]

@@chadbratton6953 Concepts is my guess.