This is Patrick's TV table, and the pieces as I finished and varnished them Some earlier pics are here
the table
Its top, with the big knot in foreground
The knot
and again, with added orange
the finished piece
All but the top, with an old red cedar step as the shiny bottom shelf
The bottom shelf, upside down, lies on top of the tabletop as they wait to be varnished.
The cedar bottom shelf after a finsl sand. The grid of holes is from a huge number of little brass tacks which attached an old piece of lino-like material onto the old step - one or 2 of the old nails remain, most came with the lino
varnished step
The grid of holes is more clearly visible in this shot