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Modern Dining Room Table

Submitted by Highway6 on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 11:22

Plans developed myself after sneaking photos from the underside of the table at West Elm. 

Pine 2x4s make up backbone of the 2 legs and the horizontal piece underneath.

Used the figure 8 fasteners for members going across the table top to allow for any slight seasonal movement of the table top.

Not shown, but each leg is secured to the table top with (4) 2.5" bolts and a countersunk t-nut

Because I'm a beginner, this has taken up 75% of my weekends since mid-March.  Would not recommend this as a 1st major project.  3 way bevels are a pain in the arse. Thank God for the Timbermate filler.. that stuff worked great to give me crisp corners.

modern dining table

Estimated Cost
$450 in Ash.
Couple hundred more in finishing materials, screws, pine 2x4s, miscellaneous odds and ends
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
50-50 Rustoleum Kona and Weathered Gray.

Polycrylic Clear Satin - 3 coats (5 on table top) with brown paper bag sanding between coats.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Highway6

Wed, 01/13/2016 - 13:54

I don't have plans, sorry.

I'm a heavy sketchup user... had a detailed sketchup model that I put some key dimensions on (what you see above), and an exploded table view that color coded my pieces by wdith and gave the lengths of each board.. Lot of it was measuring as I went along.

jwells1

Thu, 03/03/2016 - 16:41

This is the table i want to build. It is the only my wife and i both agree on. Is there any way you could go through the steps? the sizes of wood you used and how you kept them together. Please responf back here or Message me!!! The way you did the legs is what really has me.