Contemporary Coffee Table

Meet expert woodworker Craig Vandall Stevens and get started making an elegant handcrafted coffee table! Learn how to create effective preliminary sketches, then discover simple tricks for turning your sketch into a full-sized model. Plus, get expert advice on selecting wood and laying out the parts.

Once you've laid out the parts, see how to cut your planks into manageable sizes, and learn how to mill straight and square pieces. In addition, you'll get in-depth instruction on laying out and cutting precise mortise and tenon joinery -- an essential part of creating a stable, well-built table.

Construct the curved legs of the table with Craig's guidance. Learn how to use a custom template to lay out the shape of the legs on each blank, then watch Craig's method of making slow -- and exact -- cuts. You'll also discover how to subtly refine the shape of the legs with hand planes.