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I posted this on Reddit awhile back when I finished the build.. but thought I would share on here in an effort to get to know people! Hope that's allowed.

Mitered joints with biscuits.

Here's a close up:

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[–] afatparakeet 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sounds awesome can't wait to see pics. Hopefully you'll share.

I sourced the lumber from a little shop here in Idaho. It was rough sawn and thankfully straight enough. I don't have a planer so I just sanded for days until my arm fell off.

[–] jasparagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well howdy neighbor (I'm in Oregon)! I, too, sanded my arms off before switching to a hand plane that I set up as a scrub plane. It was kind of mind-blowing how much faster and easier it was, but I of course didn't figure that out until I'd also tried a belt sander and random orbital sander for days... live and learn lol.

I'll put together a post for the coffee table (or dig up my reddit/imgur one) and share it here, and I'll tag you, assuming I can figure out how to do so.

[–] afatparakeet 1 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a plan!

I need to get into hand planes. Ive really enjoyed watching Sawyer Design on YouTube and hes super into hand planes.

https://youtube.com/@SawyerDesign

[–] jasparagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Alright @afatparakeet@beehaw.org -- I finally got it posted. I think a question mark(?) or something was angering the gods of lemmy. Here it is: Imgur Coffee Table Build/Etc.