My "Masterpiece"

PaulKreider · May 31, 2014

So lately I've been spending a lot of time working on this project of mine and I finally got it finished the other night! In case you didn't know, I'm a college student and just recently moved into a house so I wanted to make something for it. I came up with a table, but not just any table! Its fully equipped with 4 built in speakers, a car stereo head unit, and a slick design.

Check it out and tell me what you think! This was my first time ever really building anything completely on my own!

Start of the frame, I used 1x4's to keep the weight down.

IMG_3435 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

For the legs I used 2x4's, and ended up switching the side of the frame they were on.

IMG_3436 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

I was able to borrow my dads Router to give the table top a smooth finish on the edges, saved me a lot of time sanding!!
(Ignore the stupid captions, pulled some picture from snapchat)
IMG_3440 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

For the speaker supports I just took leftover 1x4's cut them down an inch to 1x3 so that the board the speakers will sit in would lay flush with the bottom of the table.

IMG_3555 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

Loose fit to make sure it would fit, I had to cut those holes with a jigsaw so it wasn't too pretty, but the speakers ended up fitting perfectly and looking nice. One set of speakers are 6x8, the others are 6.5".

IMG_3556 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

Got the head unit in, was tricky with just a jigsaw but ended up working out. Its all powered by a computer PSU that I rewired to work on this setup and plug into a wall outlet.

IMG_3559 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

Painting done, sorry for another stupid caption.

IMG_3560 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

Final touch was a coat of epoxy for that bar top finish, I think it came out gorgeous!

IMG_3576 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

IMG_3574 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

IMG_3575 by paulkreider60, on Flickr

Let me know what you think! I'm very proud of it!

JMMJ13902 · May 31, 2014

I think you did an amazing job. The top looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing with us.

Wish I'm that handy haha

PaulKreider · May 31, 2014

Thanks! It was in a way a test for myself to see if il be able to make a stand for when I get a new tank! I think I'll be able to handle it! As long as I can get my hands on that router again!

Pete polyp · May 31, 2014

I see lots of beer pong in the future...

PaulKreider · May 31, 2014

that's the plan!

Saltgator · May 31, 2014

Wow Paul. Everything looks great except the FSU symbol, lol. Ha ha. Got build a UF one!!!

All kidding aside, looks great. Great job. Gives me something to think about for the times I go camping.

lps1212 · May 31, 2014

Very impressive craftsmanship there. That paint job is sick

PaulKreider · May 31, 2014

Thanks guys! Salt gator, I already had a friend at UF want one, I told them never!! And thanks LPS, it took a while!

Saltgator · May 31, 2014

PaulKreider said:
Thanks guys! Salt gator, I already had a friend at UF want one, I told them never!! And thanks LPS, it took a while!

Lol.

revsgirl · May 31, 2014

That's seriously awesome!!

PaulKreider · May 31, 2014

[video=youtube;W-rjbq_iNcc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-rjbq_iNcc&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Really appreciate the kind words!

Here's a quick video if I can get it to work.

rdevoe11 · Jun 5, 2014

only in Tallahassee! awesome handy work

wish I had thought of that while I was up there :doh:

Dashiki · Jun 5, 2014

Looks great. But why did you leave that nasty stain in the middle of the table?

GO GATORS!!

PaulKreider · Jun 5, 2014

Thanks! Yeah I havnt seen any like it up here!

AsphaltPays · Jun 5, 2014

Amazing Job!

TJ's Reef · Jun 5, 2014

That's an AWESOME job Paul, way to go from one Furniture Maker to a New One in the Works. And like the ^above^ poster said the only thing wrong I see with it is the FSU and would have certainly looked better in Purple and Gold ie: University of Washington Husky Colors Go Dawgs !!!

Cheers, Todd