Making a modern round coffee table from rough old timber 

That is a thing of beauty Victor! That wood started off as old, tough and almost forgotten and you made it into an outstanding piece of furniture that is timeless!

Watching you build something like this with no fuss or drama is a real joy. You always make it look so easy and the results .............wow!

Simple, straightforward construction. Doesn't get much easier than that. Very nice doweling job. Makes for good strong joint. And the few mm off the diameter will never be missed. Excellent presentation. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.

Now that has planted a seed. My brother in law had an old gum tree dropped a couple of years ago and its been sitting seasoning in my back yard ever since. Its been nearly 2 years now so it looks like I might be off to Trade Tools to get a flattening bit for my router and then start milling some timber up. The slabs are about 6' long by about 18-20" wide and the middle of the tree was white ant eaten so I have a nice selection to work with, might even do something with a live edge. Keep up the inspirational work Vic!

Very nice Vic. Never heard of that wood. Definitely not found in the West. Yep, I wear my gloves when handling rough hardwood's 😊. I take it, like me, you are not allowed to wear your boots indoors 😉

Lovely job as usual, I liked the simple yet functional dado base. Super strong, will never move yet very straightforward to execute. Also good to see you proving once again with the glue up for the top that no woodworker has ever said "I have too many clamps"

That jigsaw of yours wasn't going to stop the great end result. My jigsaw does the same thing, it's my most hated tool 😂

A magnificent Table mate, poetry in motion watching you make it. See you on Saturday mate 👍👍👍

Well done! I appreciate how this is a pretty straightforward construction with minimal fuss. No need for super fancy tools. Turned out beautifully!

Just rewatched this video - really thinking about doing something similar with some old oak from the 1700's

Well you made that look ridiculously easy. But then you do have some great toys. Thanks.

Nice! I always learn something watching your videos. Great idea using the bolt and nut. Table came out awesome. Thanks Vic!

I'll just let you enjoy some workshop sounds.. 😅😅 I had to stop the video here to laugh mate, that was hilarious 😆😆.. Great build, the table came out fabolous.

That's one fantastic job and video I love your OZ wood's always come up great thanks for sharing your time and skill and remember stay safe and make 🍺🍺👍👍🇬🇧

Everything in your videos is full of quality and craftsmanship. The pace, attention to detail, the patience in your voice when narrating and of course your awesome skills. It’s very calming and therapeutic watching you transform these old pieces of timber into something of beauty. Very inspirational - thank you.

Well done, Vic. Great job.

Absolutely stunning Vic, beautiful old timber that has a new life and CAD!!! I often use your version of CAD 😂😂😂 Love your work mate 👍

2:20 Really good tip 👍🏻

That definitely looked like some tough old wood. The finished result though looks great and the extra 10mm lost on the side due to stupid jigsaws won’t be missed. 😊😊

Awesome classy table Vic

I like this table because it's simple and even with the simplicity, it looks stunning. Great video mate 👍🏽 👌 🏅

what beautiful simple and minimalist table and a peaceful video. Simply fantastic work mate. respect from Houston Texas.

Hi Vic, There is nothing like the look of hardwood is there ? As usual , you make a very good video. Congratulations

Good stuff mate, I like your riving knife on your table saw, that was a great idea

That’s a beautiful piece mate, easy $1100 table if you were to sell it. Weight must be up there with the world’s most awesome coffee table...

Great build sir, was vey enjoyable to watch. Cheers!

Thank you for sharing this build Vic. I always enjoy your videos and appreciate the editing work you do to make it fun and interesting for us. Peace out! Rich

Vic that's a lovely table mate, the names of your hardwoods in Australia are bonkers, I imagine there rock solid as it most take generations for these hardwoods to grow in such hot dry conditions. Ps God knows why you haven't hit 50k yet your content is second to none, just shows you, youtube shares utter shit sometimes well most of the time.

Lovely work. That table will be almost indestructible. Australian Hardwood, tough and durable as 🇦🇺👴🏻

Another excellent work of beauty. Thank you, JIm

Good looking table. Love the look

That came together nicely. Good one!

Awesome job young man :)

Man you get a real kick out of that dowelling jig :) Love the table top too.

As always - well done Vic.

Nice job victor it looks minted, and always better when it’s made from reclaimed wood.

Great job.Take care... .

Beautiful job 👏

Love your work going to try this

Great design, executed with your usual precision. I love the thought of re-using wood that is most likely to end up being burnt for something useful instead. This year I made a greenhouse bench for a mate out of the base of the old shed he gave me for fire wood.

That looks awesome mate, great project. Cheers

Nice one Vic. Super table.

As perfect as usual 👍👏👏 You are the most patient and most tender to timber ww master 😇

Espetacular!!! Parabéns.

You're too good at this game mate 👍 Beautiful table, workmanship, _and_ in the editing studio, great job all round! 👍👍

This is just beautiful! 😍😍 I don't know if I will ever have the skills or the tools to make this but watching you work is so soothing 🤗. Love from the island of Jamaica

Very nice design!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

Very beautiful

Nice one Vic. Good to see a job make use of some old bits and them not end up on the barbie. Grey box is new to me. Well done, Stewart, south west WA.

How bloody good is that dowel jig👌🏽 Nice N chunky, N good looking timber too boot. Love it, excellent build, mate.👍🏽

Another great project. The finish table speaks for itself. Thanks for sharing Vic 👍

Good

Love your work Victor I always seem to pick up a tip or two along the way. Hope you and your family have a good Christmas. Steve Tas.

Nice!👌

Nice job mate

Yep, old eucalyptus is really bad for splinters. Recycled stuff seems to have splinters that get infected. Really like the table!

So so good! I thought greybox would be more grey, not that glorious gold. Is that in your place of for a client of sorts? PS - I was trying to place the music then it hit me. It's also Steve Ramsay's choice for "The Woodworking Talkshow" podcast. 😉

Great job mate, that reclaimed hardwood is just fantastic, a beaut colour, always drool when I see you use that dowel max, damn that thing is good such precise joints, the cheaper things I have are pure shite in comparison 👌👌👌👍👍👍

the glue in the dead horse bottle confirms your "down under" status :D

That's about my skill level with CAD too 😁😁😁

Super 👌

Hey Victor - Even though I've been a subscriber (with notifications turned on) for a few years now, I have not been receiving notifications of your videos. It was only because I was going through my subs that I found this out - Just letting you know - Joe

Sir your great superb 👍👍👍

Nice job mate, looks great. Would never judge you for wearing gloves, I learnt that the hard way few months back with some old fence posts.

Real quality furniture. You won't find that at fantastic furniture.

Très joli travail

Very nice. I noticed you had tape first time you were doing the leg glueing but none the second time so can I assume it wasn't needed and the cloth was fine? Thanks for the video.

Beautiful! Although, I kinda liked the underside if the table for the top it had lots of character and would have been just as nice.

Hey Vic, what’s the wife say about you stealing the dining room lazy Susan for painting? Great work mate

That turned out looking great well done Regards Alan

How much would something like this sell for? Beautiful craftsmanship by the way, nice work!

How did you line up the insert holes with the top? Did you drill through the post and then into bottom of top

Hey Victor. Another great build. just wondering about your spray gun. I've been thinking about getting one as i don't have the space for a compressor. How do you find yours? I've heard mixed views about them for detailed spraying. I'd appreciate any comments you might have

Hi Vic, table is awesome, well done. Just a heads up went to starboard put in your code not valid? Also tried to find Australia for shipping quote and I couldn't find it.

Hi. Were you not concerned about expansion of the table top? You seemed to have screwed the top directly to the base without allowing for this.

Very nice work! I think I would have used the more characterful underside of the table for the top personally, but that would not suit everyones taste/style.

When you laminate, the baseboards together is my understanding that the wood will split because it has no movement is that true?

Better splinters than getting your hand dragged into the blade.

Should your bearers not have slotted holes to allow the top to expand/contract

Hey mate, you went with the Carbatec jointer - I’m tossing up between that one and the Sherwood jointer. Any advice?

Legs are straight to the top or is any angle?

This exactly the style I am building. What was the wood?

Another great project, I’ve wanted to make something similar for the last few weeks, I have that much hardwood, no idea what it is but it’s hard ( very ) my problem is I have the same thickness planer with the same cutting blades, it just won’t push it though, no matter what depth I set it too. No trouble with all other wood types, I will think of another way just seeing your video as got my brain ticking over again!. After Christmas now having hip replacement next week, thanks again for your great work. All the best for Christmas, Peter from Gosford

do you have any plans?