Saturday, September 23, 2017

Rustic Coffee Table with a Surprise....


Let's face it - we live in a tumultuous world - with home invasions, road rage incidents, and a variety potentially violent situations that we often don't see coming. 

So when a student recently asked about making a coffee table that might hold some of his weapons - it seemed like a pretty interesting idea. He was hoping to  use a live edge slab from Reclaimed Secrets, a local lumber mill that sells some dope slabs.

The big challenge was finding the hardware - in this case, we needed a heavy duty, full extension drawer slide so that the tabletop could slide open, without sagging or binding. 


It took a few calls and some online research,  but we finally found a 500 pound capacity slide that was rigid enough to handle the job. 

I feel sorry for anyone who thinks they can drop in on this home!



1 comment:

John said...

That's pretty cool. I really like the hidden compartment ideas out there. Good job.