Build By Numbers #2001: Solid Wood Cocktail Table

This coffee/cocktail table is designed to be made with furniture grade plywood and solid wood trim, and has a glass top with a display tray above a storage area and four drawers available for anything you might want to keep handy. The table top slides open to access the tray and the storage area, and even allows the top to be opened while drinks and food are on it without spilling a drop or needing to remove anything sitting on the table. This project will give you a fine piece of furniture to be treasured for generations. The step-by-step project directions provide full 3-D illustrations which guide the reader in how to start with the raw materials, prepare and assemble them to look like the illustration on the cover, and finally to add a finish so that it will protected against use and accidents for years. This project has been developed to be built by woodworkers who know their tools but may have limited expertise with building furniture, and who may not have all the tools in a more extensive workshop.