Lift Top Coffee Table with Storage & Copper Pipe Base // How To - Woodworking 

I built this lift top coffee table, with TONS of video game and Blu-Ray storage, out of solid Walnut and copper pipe for the base. Thanks to Bernzomatic for sponsoring this project, check out their TS8000 torch : bit.ly/2tjhw7v MAP-Pro Cylinder : bit.ly/2SO1EYR
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Build Process :
I decided to use solid Walnut on this build, mostly because I had a few Walnut boards hanging around that would work well for this project, so my first step was breaking down the boards into rough lengths.
After the boards were cut to rough length at the miter saw, I could square up one face and one edge at the jointer.
Once the boards had two square surfaces, I could run them through the planer to bring the other face parallel to that flattened face.
Next, I ripped the boards to final width at the table saw.
With the boards ripped to width, I could lay them out and mark locations for Dominos, which I used for alignment.
After a few hours in the clamps, I removed the clamps and scraped off any glue squeeze out, then I taped off a few knot holes on the underside of the top to prep for filling them with epoxy.
I poured the epoxy into the knot holes in a thin stream to try and allow as much air to escape as possible. Off camera, I came back with a propane torch and popped any bubbles in the surface of the epoxy.
Before cutting the top to final size, I went ahead and worked on the cabinet section of the coffee table. The first thing I needed to do was work on the side of the cabinet which would house the drawer front. I wanted to try something new here and cut the drawer front from the middle of the board, which would create a drawer front with a perfect continuous grain pattern.
To do this, I first laid out where the drawer front would be, making sure to label all of the parts, and then cut away the top and bottom sections at the table saw.
With the top and bottom strips removed, I could then crosscut the drawer front from the center section at the miter saw.
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