Started working on the first piece of furniture for our basement home theater, a new coffee table. I plan on building an end-table, and hall-table to match. I decided to build all the pieces out of Ash since these pieces will be stained very dark, and the Ash from my local supplier is very inexpensive. These projects will be incredibly simple, consisting of a solid 1 1/4" thick top and hairpin legs from ModernLegs.com. The legs should be here in the next few weeks, but for now I can focus on getting the top glued up and finished.
I decided to use 8mm Dominos to help in alignment. The finished panel required very little flattening as the joints aligned perfectly.
All glued up.
First coat of finish. The finish is an espresso colored polyurethane and stain blend, and after the first coat I am not that happy. I wanted something much darker, but still allows the grain to show. I haven't decided if I am going to attempt a second coat, or sand off this coat and start with a standard stain.
