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Old 04-16-2017, 12:57 PM   #1
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school me: making my own coffee table

it's the resident reno noob again...

so i'm wanting to build my own coffee table!

i have found the wood i'm going to use - it's untreated

questions:
1- how do i "treat" it so it wont "rot"?
2- how do i get to that store like smooth shine? I know i have to sand it and stain it using 400-500grit sand paper. Is there anything more to it than that?
3- where can one find narrow wooden legs? I found the hair pin style locally but nothing came up for "narrow round wooden legs".

the legs will be something like but narrower and round:http://ab.weimgs.com/weimgs/ab/image...ee-table-o.jpg
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