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Farm table

Submitted by Eric W. on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:27

My wife and I just moved and was in need of a new dining room table. We looked around at local furniture stores but she was unable to find exactly what she wanted. Due to lack of space I have not built furniture for years. This new house has given me the opportunity to begin again. She wanted a rustic farm table. I found the plan on ana-white.com for a narrow farm table and modified the plan to fit our needs. Instead of screws and nails, I used a joiner, wood biscuits and glue. I also used the plan to make two identical benches. My wife wants to buy two old chairs for the end rather than making them. This is easy to do at flea markets in the area we live. The wood was purchased at a local Home Depot. I used a chain, hand saw, screw driver, hatchet, and scratch awl to make the old, used, beaten look. Mission Oak polystain was used for the color. I am so excited to be building again.

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Fri, 08/05/2011 - 13:24

Hi Eric. Great Job!
I especially love the tapered legs. How did you do this? I'm trying to find a way that is consistent and not too difficult but so far I've got nada. Would love to hear about your method.

Eric W.

Thu, 08/11/2011 - 07:58

I used the plan on ana-white.com for the narrow farm table. I made a mark 5 1/2 inches from the top and in 1 inch from the outside. The width at the bottom was dependant if a 3 inch or 4 inch board was used. After making the marks, I drew a line to each point and then used a circular saw to make the cut. The good part about roughing up the wood for a worn look is that if you have saw marks on the taper it just adds character once the stain is applied. I did sand the sides and edges and rounded them off a little with a palm sander before sanding. I hope this helps.

keepgrowing2

Sun, 01/14/2018 - 13:38

I love that you didn't use leg braces (that is the look I'm going for) but can you tell me if this has worked out, structurally, long-term and if you think it would be ok for a longer table, say 8' or so?
Thanks so much.