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X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 09:04 PM Nov 2013

Industrial coffee table

We found a really neat sewing machine base recently- a short one, that the wheel protrudes above the base.

I made an industrial-style top, with a breadboard edge, pegs, and a dutchman inlay to cover a particularly nasty knot.





It's not really that orange, the flash just did something weird to the color.

And yes, it's a good thing we don't have kids, or there would be broken fingers.

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Industrial coffee table (Original Post) X_Digger Nov 2013 OP
I LIKE THAT! Adsos Letter Nov 2013 #1
Thanks! n/t X_Digger Nov 2013 #3
Looks great! lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #2
Yeah, a black zip tie around wheel and guard below the tabletop locks it in place. n/t X_Digger Nov 2013 #4
Another gorgeous piece! beac Nov 2013 #5
 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
2. Looks great!
Sat Nov 9, 2013, 10:43 AM
Nov 2013

And it's a good point about broken fingers. Is it possible to lock the treadle in place?

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