Day one: I sketched out two or three ideas, but eventually decided to make a coffee table that would pair well with a couch. I also decided I would add storage into the table, therefore I decided to make it somewhat box like.
Day two: I planned out the proportions of every aspect of my table and then scaled the measurements down by 1/6 to plan my prototype.
Day three: I started to cut out the seperate pieces for the prototype.
Day four: I finished cutting out the peices of the prototype and started to glue the outside of the table together. I waited to glue the top of the table on until I had my drawers made so that I could put them in easily.
Day five: I finished glueing my prototype. I decided to add some handles and design to the front of the drawers.
Day six: I started cutting out the pieces I needed for the actual piece of furniture. After getting through a couple cuts I realized I needed to changed the proportions a bit. I decided to sketch out newer and more organized proportions that would work within 4x4 cardboard panels.
10/9: I've finished almost all my cut outs and by next class, I'll be ready to start glueing my boards together.
10/17: I have all of my cardboard for the table cut out. I now need to start glueing it together. I have 12 total 3.5ft X 2ft cutouts for the front, back and bottom, 4 total 4ft X 2.5ft cutouts for the top, and 8 total 2ft X 2ft cutouts.
10/24: I've glued all of my cut outs for the outside of the table together. I still have to cut out the holes for the drawers and put the drawers together. Before I put the outside of the table together, I have to make sure all of my peices are flat because some of them rolled up and curved after drying.
I tried to use this method above to have to sides glued on straight. Unfortunately, when the glue dried, the cardboard warped. In the next couple days, I tried to flatten out the cardboard by clamping it to straight pieces of wood, but when I removed the clamps, the cardboard was still flimsy and uneven. I ended up cutting the wood to size and glueing it to the interior of the table as a frame. Having a wooden frame made the table more sturdy and easier to finish as I was running low on time.
To attach all the sides of the table to the frame, I drilled screws though the cardboard and the wooden frame. This kept the warped cardboard together.
These screws went on each corner of all the sides. I put the whole table together with the screws, but I left the back off in order to organize and build the drawers in.
Mr. Holzwarth helped me out and made the cut outs for the drawer and I ended up putting them together with a hot glue gun. Once the drawers were finished, Mr. Holzwarth made the cut outs for a base for the drawers to roll in and out on. It's basically a platform for the drawers to stay level on.
After installing the drawers and the platform for the drawers to sit on,
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