My fancy farmhouse table version. 10' long

Submitted by JS on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 10:48

Built this fancy farmhouse table for the back patio. Made it 10' long. Instead of 4 2x10's I used 5 2x8's 10' long. All yellow pine from Home Depot. This is the first table or wood type construction project I have ever made. Screwed everything together, filled in holes with stainable wood filler, used 3 coats of Minwax Provencial stain and then 3 coats of outdoors Helmsman Spar Varnish (sanding with 000 steel wool between coats). Turned out great. Total materials including wood, screws, sanding, stain, varnish, and brushes was a little less than $300. The stain and varnish I bought was about $100, 1 gallon can of stain and 1 gallon can of varnish. Tools used were miter saw, cordless and corded drills, and sanders before staining. Thanks for the plans Ana-White.

Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
MinWax Provencial stain (3 coats)
Helmsman Outdoor Spar Varnish (3 coats 000 steel wool sanding between coats)
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Comments

Yo

Wed, 07/31/2013 - 10:12

That is a great table. You clearly are a talented homemaker. I build kit cars. I bet with your skills we could do great work together.

SOCOOLJ

Wed, 07/31/2013 - 10:52

Looks great. I did the same but I went and bought a Home Depot table(pre-built) and just stained it. Looks almost identical except 1/4 of the time and cost. BTW I love the painted brick. Thanks for sharing. I give your table a 10!