I saw a neat coffee table designed by Jens Risom, a fairly prominent mid-century furniture designer, and decided to build my own copy. I hadn't built any interior furniture bigger than a little plant stand before, and I'd never really worked with hardwood, either.
It's all made of 4/4 walnut, assembled using dowels, some mortise and tenons, and Z-clips to attach the tabletop to the frame. For a newbie, I'm quite happy with the way it turned out.
I've attached a couple of selected photos of the finished project, and I've got a full build album here: http://imgur.com/a/2XfK7 -- there's a screenshot of the original inspiration in there, too.
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Thanks for looking! I learned a lot about the finishing process from this forum.