Rustic Coffee Table Build | Easy DIY Table

In this video you can watch the process of how I made this rustic coffee table. I used reclaimed rustic timber from workshop stock. All designed and built in my small workshop with no big fancy machines and it's a relatively easy table project for the equipped woodworker.
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[@jimscott64]

Well I've got to take my hat off to you buddy. This is my kind of video. No talking, no loud screaming music, just good video of something being built that is easy to follow and understand. You hit this one out of the park my friend. Excellent video. I wish ther were more like this. Oh yeah, it even tricked me. I paused it so that I could answer my phone, and then realized it was your phone ringing. Anyhow, once again, great job on making this video. JIm

[@leftwichprojects]

@@jimscott64 Thanks for your kind words Jim, glad you enjoyed the video. I’m generally a quiet kind of guy with few words so hence not much talking. That was my wife phoning me in the background 😆😆 I’ll have to remember to put my phone on silent next time 😆 still getting to grips with filming and editing etc, I’ll hopefully put out another video soon. Cheers 👍🏼

[@jimscott64]

@@leftwichprojects Your morre than welcome my friend. Keep them like you did this one, and you will have a winner hands down!

[@ValentechTime]

Great video and it is also relaxing, because it goes in a real time, no fast forwarding, as in many other woodworking videos. Those videos actually kind of scary, as they pretend that using power (and dangerous) tools is that easy.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@ValentechTime glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@Andi.Mitchell.Designs]

Great looking table sir. I’ll have a drink to that!

[@leftwichprojects]

@@Andi.Mitchell.Designs Cheers! 😀🍻

[@danielhanawalt4998]

I like rustic builds and yours is really nice. Sturdy and well built to last. Enjoyed the video.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@danielhanawalt4998 Hi Daniel, thanks for your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed watching 👍🏼

[@ryanwoodworth3095]

Makes me want to go make something now. Very inspiring

[@leftwichprojects]

@@ryanwoodworth3095 thanks for your comment Ryan and I’m pleased you found some inspiration in the content. Go and make something great 💪🏼🙌🏼

[@andreasmitsakis4921]

Nice build! Beautiful and solid! Cheers from Greece my friend!

[@leftwichprojects]

@@andreasmitsakis4921 thank you Andrea 🙌🏼 I was in Greece a couple of months back, we had a lovely holiday there 👌🏼

[@andreasmitsakis4921]

@@leftwichprojects Hope you had a good time! Next time drop me a message and we can have a beer and compare notes on our projects!

[@leftwichprojects]

@@andreasmitsakis4921 🍻

[@claudio6164]

Extremely professional, congratulations friend.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@claudio6164 thanks ever so much 👍🏼

[@LeWoodCreativy]

I have subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to seeing more great videos.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@LeWoodCreativy thank you for subscribing 👍🏼 I will hopefully start filming my next video in the next week

[@karencarlesr.5306]

Love your work. This table is beautiful

[@leftwichprojects]

@@karencarlesr.5306 Thank you, glad you like it 👍🏼

[@yrrek1983]

I always tell women "men know what the face of a satisfied woman looks like, but most woman have no idea what the face of a satisfied man looks like" 26:38 That's it right there. Good job sir.

[@jeffforbes3772]

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@jeffforbes3772 thanks Jeff 👍🏼

[@merrill07]

Great build. Beautiful work.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@merrill07 thanks 👍🏼

[@chrismoose64]

Very nice job...and washed down with what looks suspiciously like a tin of Beavertown Gamma Ray 😋

[@leftwichprojects]

@@chrismoose64 thank you 👍🏼

[@rubencampos7163]

Awesome video Sir 🥃

[@leftwichprojects]

@@rubencampos7163 thanks ever so much Ruben 🙌🏼

[@curtmuhlenberg9363]

WOW. Great job. Legend! I am just starting out, and one of the first things I intend to build is a coffee table to replace my 40-year-old school project. Its currently a quarter of the size I want, or would like to build. Sat earlier this evening drawing it out on paper, and voila, you built it. Extremely similar. How scary is that? The size I have in mind is 900 x 1400. A nice BIG piece of wood in my living room. I watched totally engrossed in your build and saw how simple you made it look, and how effortless it appeared to build. I can't wait. I am a bilateral amputee and know that I can achieve similar results. I get my mitre saw on Friday this week, and I intend using that for my project. Not ideal but it has to do the job. I am not in a position to buy the planer or the biscuit joiner so mine will definitely not be the same as yours. I intend using long countersunk brass screws on the legs and then fill the holes with a contrasting dowel to make a feature of the joining on the legs and the stretcher. (If that is what the bottom length is called) I will more than likely be sanding until the cows come home. Fortunately I already have all of those, in abundance. I have been refinishing wooden purchases for many years which were either painted or varnished. Aha. I have a mate down the road, who I think has a planer, so perhaps I can ask him to plane my timber for me, at a price no doubt. Love, love, the finish. I do not like 'varnished' wood and prefer it looking raw. Oiled or Wax. Thats it. Kinda saw the name of the product you used and began wondering if we had something similar in South Africa. I have to start doing some homework. Your video was brilliantly filmed and beautifully edited and you now have another subscriber. Its literally 01h50 here and I am going to try and go through all of your content now. So happy that "Big Brother" is watching and knows what content to send to my feed. Surprise! I mean, I haven't searched for rustic coffee tables, yet here it is. Absolute beauty and exactly what I was looking to build. Thank You for sharing. Keep up the great work. New No. 1 Fan. 😁

[@leftwichprojects]

@@curtmuhlenberg9363 hey Curt, glad you found the video helpful and thanks for your comment. Sounds like you have your project well planned out. I’m an advocate for drawing my projects and planning the process. The build generally goes smoothly with fewer challenges along the way. As they say it’s all in the prep. More importantly enjoy the process, that’s why we do what we do. All the best with your coffee table build 👍🏼

[@leftwichprojects]

@@curtmuhlenberg9363 I use ‘hard wax oils’ a lot, it’s a great product for rustic work. Osmo is just one company but you will find similar in South Africa 👍🏼

[@NeilSoulo]

The first thing that I thought of was: where did he find that lumber? The second thing was: he's doing a great job, it's looking good. The third thing was: now it's finished, I love it. The fourth and last thing that I thought of was: did he leave enough room under those rails for a robot vacuum cleaner to pass underneath?

[@leftwichprojects]

@@NeilSoulo thanks for taking the time to comment 👍🏼 when I build rustic, I think past time. A table on an old stone floor, with no robot vacuum cleaners. To lean over with a one arm stretch, lift one end of the table and a quick sweep with an old folk corn broom and then dropping the table back down on all four legs. I can just picture it now 👌🏼 thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video 🙌🏼

[@raymondlessing4108]

Very nice ! well done 👏 work of art ❤

[@leftwichprojects]

I appreciate the comment, thank you 👍

[@autumncreationscz]

Nice job! Keep it up! 👍

[@leftwichprojects]

@@autumncreationscz thanks ever so much 👍🏼

[@ExpHist]

Such a incredible table. Greetins from Sanlucar de Barrameda.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@ExpHist thank you 🙌🏼

[@johnwinn5225]

nice work

[@RafikMankariosDrumStudio]

Beautiful and tasteful work bud! New subscriber here!

[@leftwichprojects]

@@RafikMankariosDrumStudio thanks for the feedback 👍🏼

[@JodineThogmartin]

Great table! I’ve subscribed. Good luck with the channel - I’m looking forward to more.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@JodineThogmartin thank you 🙌🏼

[@WALLACEBAPTISTA-oq9uo]

Top! Me inscrevi!

[@starswoodmetalcreations6539]

Nice

[@johnwinn5225]

You must live where wood don`t move move with humidity changes

[@sparkgon]

nice

[@leftwichprojects]

@@sparkgon thanks 👍🏼

[@coutinho640]

Show 🎉🎉🎉

[@justincorbett3671]

Looks awesome! Can you drop a link to that “chopsaw”??

[@leftwichprojects]

@@justincorbett3671 thanks. The saw is the DEWALT dws774-gb

[@jacou293]

Comédien !

[@Delboyu2525]

Loved the video. Love the design. I really like rustic. I am curious as to why you did not fill the cracks with resin?

[@leftwichprojects]

@@Delboyu2525 hey there and thanks for your comment 👍🏼 resin is always an option but it’s not a material for me. I appreciate it’s used and those who use it. I was contemplating making bow ties for the cracks but for time reasons I had to leave them which is fine. Adds to the character I think 😀

[@leonardolunetta3222]

Olá amigão, tudo bem? Primeira e te quero dizer que já ganhou mais um seguidor, pelos belos trabalhos apresentados. Segundo, gostaria de saber o nome e onde comprar esses grampos vermelhos que você usa para pressionar as madeiras com cola para secagem. Poderia, por favor, me dizer? Sucesso sempre. Obrigado.

[@leftwichprojects]

Hi there and thank you for your kind words. The clamps I use are made by ‘Bessey’ 👍🏼

[@eusaalves274]

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[@lacttech]

New subscriber. Really nice table. Just a wonderment, but about how much did it weigh?

[@leftwichprojects]

Thank you and thanks for watching. Its a heavy one 💪😃

[@user-ls2pf1dv9d]

Добро🐻

[@cwvanzyl3918]

Nice video! What is the name of that jointer/planer you have?

[@leftwichprojects]

@@cwvanzyl3918 thank you. It’s an Axminster joiner 👍🏼

[@scottandsher]

New to the channel. Great work. That is an awesome heavy duty table. What is the metal detector brand and you use? I would like to get one as well to check for nails and screws in reclaimed lumber.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@scottandsher thanks for your comment. Off the top of my head I can’t remember the name but I do know it’s made by a french company. I’ll have a look for you and get back to you 👍🏼

[@renatorodrigues4104]

Good job. I'm interested to purchase this metal detector too it is handy to avoid damage the planner blades.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@scottandsher www.xpmetaldetectors.com/en/produit/pinpointer-mi-6.php

[@leftwichprojects]

@@renatorodrigues4104 www.xpmetaldetectors.com/en/produit/pinpointer-mi-6.php

[@scottandsher]

@@leftwichprojects awesome thank you so much 👍

[@user-zh3mv7ln1i]

Do you have plans and a cut list?

[@leftwichprojects]

@@user-zh3mv7ln1i I have my original drawings/plans and they are something I may provide in the near future

[@user-zh3mv7ln1i]

@@leftwichprojects Ok Thanks! I can figure it out but it's nice to have a drawing and dimensions. I like furniture like this. I have built some nice outdoor stuff.

[@El_Migz]

What? No epoxy coating? And you call yourself a woodworker? Jk 🤣. Solid table sir.

[@leftwichprojects]

@@El_Migz 😆😆 No epoxy here, just a mix of natural oils and waxes 😀 Thanks for the comment 👍🏼

[@curtmuhlenberg9363]

@@leftwichprojects Just the way nature intended. RAW!!! As it ages, it gains character, and if there is a nasty spill or stain, take it back to the workshop, resand the top, and give it another liberal coating of wax and oil!

[@leftwichprojects]

@@curtmuhlenberg9363 you said it 💯🙌🏼

[@gkinlen]

Just love the vid although rustic attention to detail and no self promotion!

[@leftwichprojects]

@@gkinlen good to hear you enjoyed the video. The channel is in its early stages so I’m humbled with the feedback as it helps to plan future videos 🙌🏼