My daughter-in-law requested a pub table for my son’s birthday. Having never done this before I searched the web and found Ana White’s site (great by the way). Table was built using the image of old_man’s table on Ana White’s site as inspiration (size 42” x 44” x 42” high). I used 2x8s for the top, jointed and trimmed down to 6” wide and then glued together. Since I could only clamp up to 25” wide, I made the top into two sections gluing one board at a time to minimize wet boards. I then had two halves that I glued together using a wedge setup so as to avoid purchasing additional expensive clamps. Once the top was complete, I sized out my base and opted to place the apron boards between the 4x4 leg instead of placing them outside the legs. They were attached by drilling pocket holes in the apron and then attached with glue and screws. The top was then attached to the legs and apron from using 1 1/2” right angle brackets. As old_man stated and I concur, this table is HEAVY.... Thanks to both Ana White and old_man for the inspiration.
