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W.E. Emmerson Table Hack

First Brag. Solid pine in 2 X 8s obtained from dumpster diving behind a boat store. This wood is from boat shipping crates. Milled down with table saw to usable sizes. Not hollow like the WE Emmerson table. Very heavy and solid with NO wiggle! 

Estimated Cost
$50.00 screws and glue and finish. Priced about $120.00 if you purchased new 2x4s and 2x6s.
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Special Walnut 2 coats and Cabot Satin Poly three coats.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Hailey421

Sun, 10/19/2014 - 19:19

This is awesome. I'm a complete newbie. But I've been looking around at different plans to make a dining room table. Did you come up with the plans for this on your own? Again, really fantastic. 

montygal453

Mon, 10/20/2014 - 04:54

Thanks and yes, I just studied the table from the catalogue and put it together, I was very excited how sturdy it is. It is pretty straight forward. Screw and glue the boards together using very strong clamps with each addition of a board to make the top I used the measurements from the catalgue as well. It was fun to figure out. Now it is one of my favorite builds!