Walnut coffee table and side tables

[fignewton]

Been building furniture for about 15 years now, and have upgraded a lot of equipment to Festool.  Bought the TS55 and rails a few years ago for cutting sheet goods, and in the last year have added an MFT3, CT26 and cleaning system, Domino 500 and assortment set, OF1400 and LR32 system, RO125, C12, and a Kapex.  Watching for a Carvex to replace my old Bosch jigsaw.
Anyhow, this is the first project set that I did after getting the Domino.  My bride wanted a rack shelf underneath the cofffee table to put baskets in, but still allow heat to come up from the floor vent, and high enough for the Roomba to be able to go under.  Everything including top of the coffee table joined with Dominos.  Turned out great! 
Currently working on a bookcase and just used the LR32 system for the first time.  Incredible compared to the old Rockler shelf pin jig I was using. 
Can't wait to make more.
Cheers
Fig Newton

 

[jethreaux]

Looks great. What did you use for finishing?

 

[fignewton]

Natural Watko, with 2 coats of satin Minwax Poly over the top for protection

 

[JCLP]

Natural Watko, with 2 coats of satin Minwax Poly over the top for protection

Nice build, design and finish.
The Natural Watco, is that the Danish Oil?

 

[ear3]

Nice grain figure on the side table top!

 

[emagin_u_here@mac.com]

They look nice. I like the use of slats for the bottom rather then a full board.

 

[HMR]

They turned out great.  Well done!

 

[#Tee]

so from your experience....everything they said about the green is true? like how its over priced and such lol

 

[fignewton]

- yes, Watko is the Danish Oil, and I like using it on many things.  Although they have "colors," the natural really made the grain pop on this walnut.  But I normally topcoat with poly for tabletops or something that will have higher wear possibilities.  This is satin poly.
2- On the green:  I'm pretty converted.  I tell most people that many tool makers make a tool and say "here it is, go use it for something."  Festool says "What do you want to accomplish?" and then makes a tool for it.  It is expensive compared to others, but then so is my Audi compared to other cars.  But the design, engineering, and just the way it works makes it seem worthwhile.  I know that when my wife (who does a lot of the finishing work on our projects) saw the demo of the RO125, it blew her away and she said "we're getting that NOW!"  We were using a Bosch orbital up to that point.  The day I made my first Domino joint, the biscuit machine went on Craigslist.  Selling my originals has offset the cost of the green replacements, and I really like the systainers for organization, and using one power cord with the vac.  I'm amazed at how good the dust control is with the OF1400 compared to my Porter Cable. After adjusting the Kapex, its 90's are dead on square and with minimal tearout compared to my DeWalt SCMS with a 100 tooth blade.  And i haven't even put a zero clearance insert or aux fence on it yet. 

 

[#Tee]

thats awesome! your wife knows the feel of the tools too. i love being able to sand without a lid on my iced coffee [embarassed]