The joints are glued together miter joints.Īfter assembling the frame, test fit the glass. In addition, cut a decorative pattern around the outer edge of the frame using a profiled bit. The depth of the recess should be the thickness of the glass you are using so that when the glass is in place the top of the frame and the glass should be flush.įor this table, we used 1/4″ thick tempered glass. This is ideally done before assembling the frame. Using a router with a straight bit, cut a recess on the inside of the frame for the glass. The top frame will be the face of your table and the first thing people will notice when looking at your project.Īssemble this frame to be a 1/2 inch wider and longer than the box and so creating an appealing overhang when assembled. The downside of this, however, is the visibility of the strip or rope light housing when the infinity effect is actuated on the completed table. Many people opt for LED strips or rope lights as this is faster and more convenient during the building process. Before fitting the inner box the LED’s are glued into holes drilled to the size of the LED’s you intend on using. The inner box to house the LED’s is built using a thin fiberboard that gets cut to size, painted using black spray paint and fitted using hot glue and a glue gun. The mirror should be cut to size to fit between the protruding legs and about 1/2-1″ from the inside of the box. Use double-sided tape to secure the mirror to the base. The board will rest on the shorter part of the legs and should be fixed with screws as per the above image. Size the fiberboard to fit the inside of the box (making cutouts for the legs). Everything from here will be fitted to this frame. Once this step is complete you will have a standing frame. On each leg, the longer piece of wood should sit flush with the top of the box while the shorter one should sit flush with the bottom.Īfter fixing the legs you can treat the wood in any way you see fit. The legs are fitted using four screws per leg. Glue these two planks together and after the glue has cured, sand for a flush finish.įit the four legs to the inside of the four corners of the box as indicated by the above image. If at it’s hard to envision this refer to the next step for clarity. This means when the legs are fitted the shorter pieces should sit flush with the bottom of the box. Of these two pieces, one will be cut at the desired height of the table (in this case 15-7/10″ or 400mm ) while the second should be the width of the 1 x 3 shorter that the other (64mm). The legs are made using 2 x 3’s ( 38 x 64mm) with each leg being made up of two pieces glued together.
Once squared fill the holes with a matching wood filler and sand the outside of the box. ( Top left-hand corner to bottom right as well as top right to bottom left should be the same distance) 33-4/5″ x 19-3/5″ (860 x 500mm) Fiberboard 3/4″ thickĬut 4 planks ( 1 x 3 – 19 x 64mm) and assemble using countersunk screws.įor the tutorial, we used 2 x 19-3/5″ ( 500mm) and 2 x 35-2/5″ ( 900mm) lengths and assembled as shown.Įnsure the frame is square by checking it with a framing square and measuring it from corner to corner.1 x 3 ( 19 x 64mm) for top frame and box.We always encourage our readers to place their own spin on things.ĭon’t feel limited to these dimensions, build it your way. Router with 1/2″ wide straight bit and 1 profiled bit for edge ( optional).Saw for cross cuts and miter cuts ( Ideally a miter saw).Note, this project incorporates an electrical component. In this Woodwork Junkie tutorial, we will be using this illusion to build an infinity mirror coffee table. The transparent surface allows the observer to view this movement of light from outside the box and so creating the illusion of staring into infinity.
The illusion is obtained when bouncing light between two reflective surfaces while one of these surfaces is slightly transparent. An infinity mirror is an object that incorporates the reflection of light inside a mirrored box to produce a quite spectacular illusion.
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