The coffee table my husband and I have been making is finished.  I love it when a plan comes together!  Sees parts [1](https://steemit.com/diy/@massive-pop/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-a-topless-coffee-table) and [2](https://steemit.com/woodwork/@massive-pop/herringbone-coffee-table).

Once we had a central line to go from, we started gluing down the pieces individually, wiggling things about a bit to get a good fit.  We used clamps and a couple of planks of wood to keep everything in place, doing a little section at a time. 
![20180402_132944.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWYFHCFzmshWfxb6sLJssSxuHWXubcXTdaaXFJkESeiMu/20180402_132944.jpg) 


![20180405_072422.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRLAsWpdRFHEqZAaqr3TsBbc46fStR1vwVG9Q3rFHDecT/20180405_072422.jpg) 

![20180405_072431.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVsfUcggVmBNB6iHBmmc1h86YDQ9WkywGLRPbiRhvjJ6Z/20180405_072431.jpg)

As you can see in the photo below, the pieces of wood aren't perfectly level.  We'll get to this later. 
![20180405_072435.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTpCYZ4NKHZrkjGetaDwrzUPm86PJBemF5wEaYaxqrYEQ/20180405_072435.jpg)

After the wood was all glued into place and secure, my husband used his circular saw to trim off the edges. 
![IMG-20180405-WA0003.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdRTmCadcQSTF6adHAc6EYHL4eMmbi3kdECdgdRfqqc8c/IMG-20180405-WA0003.jpg)

After trimming off the excess wood, my husband used a sander to neaten the edges of the table. 
![20180406_183430.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWxN7jgb3HhyKTRYRafxShVQU4yTY1pAg6nXYBoXkTHj4/20180406_183430.jpg)


![20180406_183444.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmV5JjL1nE7ftaRxemf4dPGv1GPnKTpkeNiBtfH4LgLxDi/20180406_183444.jpg)

![20180406_183449.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdR6L8zxS8tge4aS8qRKLLWiGYsfDCRSc9u1Ffr6nUWzg/20180406_183449.jpg)

The corners were smoothed down to no one has any accidents. 
![20180406_183456.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTTRNhh3LXRZJVkivPJLfXJkZuECwCqBKpvsnLTnPB8iG/20180406_183456.jpg)

![20180406_183506.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmahWN6H4GBPg8XH3L6MgcHqghWbrZpuxaLKjqdtvGkDgc/20180406_183506.jpg)

![20180406_183514.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeUKDA9fvbC68mdkpQx4wmC7GKdoKqEWKNABy95ujdNqa/20180406_183514.jpg)

Next, my husband used a sander to take off the top layer of lacquer on the wood and get a level surface.  The wood was painted with a clear polyurethane lacquer, then the process was repeated for a super smooth finish. 

![IMG-20180412-WA0000.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbPUdu2CkWWjYEYDQUnUqRvKdSUUy3aKrK3y4xSuQWXYh/IMG-20180412-WA0000.jpg)

![IMG-20180412-WA0001.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQmtEviPUGMqYvzSi8SxpCbyjawawnRn7f1vHaMpH1dJd/IMG-20180412-WA0001.jpg)

A few close-up photos.

![20180413_081806.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaVYJ4jSWcwbYHWQcjPWEhWZdMVKgTrwkZ7hoCYfz2Zp5/20180413_081806.jpg)

![20180413_181727.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWyBEeayWvR61ugUWUQT8PaobiNKgQUdDzjGr5PU3K7vL/20180413_181727.jpg)

![20180413_181802.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVC5zPebYeSS8Kv3Xg5Tdo3sdaq9ckt3hqRxgNepG9eec/20180413_181802.jpg)

![corner 2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdttTzWTwck3PxRuXKBVVoWkhXbiqtFtnntRzB4u54YGS/corner%202.jpg)

So now it's all done, and ready to use.  Thanks for having a look, and hope you enjoyed it!