This walnut coffee table is featured in my latest book, “Build More Stuff with Wood,” the second in my series for beginning and intermediate woodworkers. It’s part of a chapter centered on an amazing $20 doweling jig you can use to build a houseful of strong furniture. In this excerpt from the book, I’m using it to build a clean, strong base for a natural-edged walnut slab.
Slabs are popular for all sorts of tables and counter tops, so I’ll share a great way to flatten and smooth them with a little help from your local mill-work shop, and refine their edges using basic tools and techniques. Natural-edged slabs are unique objects, so you are unlikely to find one that’s the exact same width and thickness as the one featured here. And that’s fine. Use anything in the
