Festool Domino Machine Instruction Manual - page 29

Next let’s move to another more challeng-

ing coffee table that will help illustrate 

even more and different ways the Domino 

machine will speed up and improve the 

quality of 

your work.

This is a 

unique de-

sign for a 

special ap-

plication.  

The cus-

tomer 

wanted a 

coffee table 

with cast-

ers, a 

drawer, and  

an interme-

diate shelf 

for her  

downtown  

condo.  She 

is an artist of repute and has decorated 

the condo in a tasteful blend of contem-

porary and traditional styles, but with a 

definite artist’s flair.  

She also likes to 

change things 

around as she ro-

tates her own art 

into and out of the 

space.

It was important for 

the coffee table to 

both blend in and 

still be a functional 

art piece.

Usually wheels 

and drawers do not 

work well in the same piece:  go to open 

the drawer and the piece moves requiring 

two hands to do a one handed operation - 

not good.

I hit on the idea of the “convertible” coffee 

table shown 

here.  

The upper 

photo 

shows the 

table in the 

“contempo-

rary” posi-

tion while 

the lower 

photo 

shows the 

“traditional” 

position.  

Converting 

from one 

look to the 

other is 

simply a matter of lifting off the top, slip-

ping out the casters, inverting the base 

and leg unit, turning the drawer upright 

and replacing the top.  In either configura-

tion the top is in-

dexed to either the 

legs or the base 

via hidden Domino 

tenons.

The base contains 

hidden casters and 

the drawer.  When 

in the contempo-

rary mode it rolls 

easily from place to 

place without the 

awkward look of 

exposed wheels.  

With the drawer down low there is less 

tendency for the table to roll while open-

ing the drawer for access.