Whiskey Table

whiskey table

Earlier this year I decided that I needed a whiskey table in my living room. I had previously assumed that what I needed was a coffee table, but Jason Hibbs from Bourbon Moth Woodworking made it clear with his design that a whiskey table is far preferable. Besides, I already have a perfectly fine place for my coffee in the parlor.

I didn’t actually use Jason’s design, but I took a lot of inspiration from it. The major difference was that it turns out I don’t actually like whiskey that much, so I reworked the dimensions so that instead of whiskey on both sides, I have a whiskey side and a wine side. This was actually a lot more work than it might seem at first, because I wanted to incorporate a wine cooler into the table. So I ended up sizing the table around the cooler, which was quite a different shape than the whiskey drawer in the earlier design.

I also saw this project as a perfect way to use up the rest of the cherry I had lying around. What a beautiful way to show off the qualities of the wood, don’t you think?

whiskey table
Here’s the whiskey side of the table.
whiskey table
Here’s the wine side.

Most of the cabinet is solid cherry. There’s a few pieces of cherry-veneer plywood for the interior dividers, and the legs are made of honey locust.

Finally, here’s a 3D scan just for fun, courtesy of Polycam:

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