I got the Coffee Table Taxidermy Vitrine project completed yesterday, and dropped it off to the client. This was a custom build designed around Rod’s (the client) existing furniture. The 3.5″ Radius legs and inset top match his end tables.

Rod will be finishing the piece according to the process he used to finish his other furniture, and will be supplying the glass that will be set into the top and in the open panel.

More after the jump.

This build presented some challenges that I enjoyed working through, from putting the radius legs to chiseling out the glass rabbet by hand, to insetting the lid. A majority of the steps worked out exactly as I planned in my head, though the weather really made the schedule screwy.

Some collected project process photos:

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Can’t wait to see it with the glass in, and bet your bipper I’ll post photos as soon as I have them.

  • Name: Coffee Table Taxidermy Vitrine
  • Materials: Solid White Oak, White Oak Plywood, Glass (provided by customer)
  • Product: Custom Build/Furniture
  • Utilitarian Functions: The top is actually a lid that pulls out of the base so that the inside of the vitrine can be accessed and changed around; was sized to hold a small taxidermy piece; will support tasty beverages and dinner plates quite nicely.
  • Other Information: Hand Planed Radius Legs, Designed to match existing furniture, Completed as Raw (finish will be applied by customer)
  • Cost: $775
  • Independent Crafted Project