My girlfriend wanted a sofa table so she would have a place to set little objects used in her knitting projects. So I eagerly agreed with the enthusiasm of an ill prepared beginner hobbyist.. This was all done with hand tools. Not because I wanted to, but because the table saw I purchased Isn't up and running yet.

It's more or less my first "real" project and has many many flaws, but I learned a lot too. Like for example, don't buy badly cupped maple if you don't have the means of flattening it..