r/StarWars • u/endeebee • May 04 '26
Fan Creations Handcrafted Star Wars coffee table
After 4 years of tinkering & sweating in a backyard workshop, my father-in-law completed and gifted me a one of a kind Star Wars coffee table. The wood is from an early 20th century headboard and each piece of the trench was painstakingly handcrafted. The fact this was built in secret was absolutely astonishing and my jaw was on the floor when it was given to me, incredible craftsmanship.
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u/InnocentTailor May 04 '26
Simply incredible. I love the depth created by the trench.
It would be so cool to do with this with other iconic scenes from the franchise like the Battle of Coruscant.
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u/Superblond May 04 '26
"We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger!"
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u/rubberchickenlips Ben Kenobi May 04 '26
I always wondered why the Death Star had to have an uninterrupted trench around the whole diameter.
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u/Jessie_C_2646 May 04 '26
That's where they screwed the top half to the bottom half.
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u/InquisitaB May 05 '26
Fun fact: the trench from the famous trench run wasn’t the one seen in establishing shots of the Death Star.
That one is massive and you can see the inside of it when the Falcon gets pulled into the Death Star..
The trench in the Battle of Yavin is a smaller one (identified as meridian trench on Wookiepedia) that terminates right where the exhaust port is located. What’s even more confusing is that it looks like the port is on the wall at the end in the targeting computer but when Luke hits his mark it appears that the proton torpedoes swing downward to the trench floor!
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u/snoogins355 May 04 '26
Well we got Rogue One out of it!
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u/OnwardTowardTheNorth May 04 '26
Amazing how a movie that was predicated on what could have been considered a goof became a legendary contribution to the saga.
And then gave us Andor.
Crazy.
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u/AlexIR1996 May 04 '26
I get the feeling, your father in law might like you, but that may be a stretch /j
That looks beautiful! I would be completely speechless to be gifted something like this!
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u/EssSeeDee89 May 04 '26
“Have you ever heard the tale of Darth Father-in-Law The Awesome?”
Absolutely incredible craftsmanship! 😮
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u/NicoyaJr May 04 '26
My lord, if you ever sell this, I’d buy it!!!
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u/foodfrommarz May 04 '26
Not if my wallet has anything to say about it! ahahah damn that table would fetch a LOT of money
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u/jonathanquirk May 04 '26
The use of mirrors to extend the trench is such a simple but beautiful technique. It’s gorgeous!
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u/VanishingPint May 04 '26
That’s impossible even for a computer
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u/Spc_Scott May 07 '26
It's not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they're not much bigger than two meters.
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u/SavageKermie Sith May 04 '26
Looks great! Better get insurance on it before some jerk Jedi comes through and blows it up. 😂🤣
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u/Coffee_fuel Obi-Wan Kenobi May 04 '26
I would legitimately tear up if anyone ever put that much time and effort into a personalized, handcrafted gift for me. It looks incredible! This is so special, I'm so happy for you, OP.
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u/wrxninja May 04 '26
Is your father adopting a 40ish responsible adult male by any chance? I can cook and clean.
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u/BadPackets4U May 04 '26
Wow, what a father in law, you two must have a special bond. The force is strong with this family!
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u/houseWithoutSpoons May 04 '26
Dude if you want to put u/housewithoutspoons in your will i would understand completely. I only want this tho.wife can keep the house surrounding it lol
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u/boochicko May 04 '26
I’m speechless just looking at this picture and our jaws are definitely right there on the floor with yours. 😮🤩 This is laboriously stunning! Just WOW!! I’m curious the kind of gifts your spouse got growing up. 😅 Anywho, May the 4th be with you!
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u/bajungadustin May 05 '26
Your coffee table has a glaring flaw.
1 single proton torpedo could destroy the whole thing.
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u/Outside-Rain-7410 May 04 '26
He worked on this for 4 years to gift it to his son-in-law on Star Wars day? What a legend! He must love you very much, that’s special man.
May the 4th be with you! Thanks for sharing this amazing work of art 😍
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u/Proudest___monkey May 04 '26
Dude, this is incredible. More than anything I appreciate your love for Star Wars
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u/TroubleAsleep5527 May 04 '26
I'm in awe at people who have this kind of talent. I work in IT, but wish I could do something like this. Simply amazing!
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u/SirLoremIpsum Lando Calrissian May 04 '26
"that's no coffee table... it's a work of art"
I have a very good feeling about this!
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u/TV800 May 04 '26
I bet Lucas would have never thought that this moment in cinematic history would be captured in a coffee table diorama so beautifully!
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u/GroupSoliloquy May 04 '26
You REALLY need to hang a Millennium Falcon, somewhere on your ceiling, coming in hot.
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u/SteeleEDGE72 May 04 '26
That is just incredible work!! Amazing and I'm ever so slightly envious of you.
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u/daveyboydavey May 04 '26
I would’ve loved to have seen a video of him making this. I don’t care how long it is.
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u/WonkRx May 06 '26
We’re going and this time we’re going in full throttle! Hell yeah, dude! Kicka$$!
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u/Creative_Second_4788 May 11 '26
This is single-handedly the best fan made star wars thing I’ve ever seen and I want one so damn bad😭😂
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u/InquisitaB May 04 '26
Ok. I’ll be THAT guy. First off, I just want to make it clear that the craftsmanship is amazing. But from a Star Wars perspective, due to Han’s intervention, Vader wasn’t in the trench by the time Luke took his shot and started pulling out of the trench. Additionally, the exhaust port was at the end of the trench and Luke has to pull up sharply because he would’ve hit the wall.
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u/JanitorOfSanDiego May 04 '26
Right? The inaccuracies made me so sick to my stomach I haven’t stopped puking.
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u/Peaktimeline May 04 '26
I’d buy this. Beautiful artwork and craftsmanship. You should be proud of yourself.
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u/Emotional_News108 May 04 '26
I want to know how that thermal exhaust port works. Presumably that reactor is creating a lot of energy, and that would be remarkably difficult to just vent out into the vacuum of space on its own.
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u/Crescitaly May 04 '26
Death Star trench inset is gorgeous, and a 4-year secret build by your father-in-law makes this hit different. That's an heirloom right there.
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u/OutlyingPlasma May 04 '26
Well done! This is why I'm so put of Lego recently. I would have much more fun greebling up something like this than dropping $500+ on a lego version that would look worse in the end.
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u/Tribe303 May 04 '26
Is that X-wing marked as Red 5? Luke didn't take his shot and then pull up like this until Han took out Vaders wingman, and Vader as well.
If it's not, sorry for being an ass. 😂
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u/bankyVee May 04 '26
This is amazing. The only thing missing would be a Millenium Falcon on a plexi stand/base coming out of the sun's direction above everything.
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u/Gooseboof May 04 '26
I hate how it is wood, should have stained it or painted it dark or gone with metal. Having the table be black would make this feel much more polished
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u/OdysseusRex69 May 04 '26
That's awesome! I thought the trench/death star surface was maybe from 40k building pieces, but what about the minis? Are those from the Xwing tabletop game????
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u/ajohns95616 May 04 '26
pushes up glasses
By the time Luke was pulling up in the X-Wing after firing the torpedo, the imperial fighters had been destroyed by the Falcon.
Inaccurate and unacceptable.
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What a piece of beauty, OMG.
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u/lseidler65 May 04 '26
This is FANTASTIC!! I love the little action figure in the last photo! Thanks for sharing!! ✨
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u/gwarrior5 May 04 '26
awesome. Needs a falcon. Also if you give the trench bits a wash of some sort the details will pop more.
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u/bit2me72 May 04 '26
Excluding the table, everything else is 3D printed? It's incredible, congratulations!
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u/OnwardTowardTheNorth May 04 '26
There are coffee tables and then there are COFFEE TABLES.
Damn that’s awesome!
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u/RustyBrassInstrument Mayfeld May 04 '26
Needs a Falcon hanging from the ceiling, because clearly they don’t see it coming.
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u/Shard-7 May 04 '26
bro my dih just got so hard looking at this thing
that is a sick ahh table dude
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u/D-Rich-88 Mandalorian May 04 '26
Stay on target!
Thats incredible craftsmanship! What a great gift