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My daughter and I chose this design for a table for her new apartment. I happened to have some walnut lumber available, so we decided to use that, and it turned out a little less rustic than some of the tables, but it is exactly what she wanted. It was a great project to do with her and we both had a good time, plus she has a piece of furniture she is proud of.

Used the Rustic X Coffee Table plans for this project. I altered it slightly to add the bread boards on the end. I also used my jointer to create a more flush joint between boards. When I went to cut the "x"'s out of 2x2's the boards ended up being too short. I'm working on a similar piece for a family member and I am waiting to cut these pieces until I'm almost finished to save stock. I also used a chain, hammer, nails, and metal clamp to beat the table top to "age" the wood a bit. 

This project doesn't take long to build. Finishing takes about a week. 

Took an old whiskey barrel, secured the staves before cutting in half. Built a frame around the top. Built the lid out of old cedar picket fencing and cut the legs out of old Barnwood. Sprayed the inside with Flex Seal to make it waterproof. And used an old used Horse Shoe for the handle. Stained in 4 different shades and clear coated the whole table. 

My wife and I began the Kentwood bed last weekend as a project for 1) our oldest boy needed a new bed 2) a family project and 3) a project that would count for my oldest Weblos project to earn a building badge. After reading up on it about a month ago and finally finding the last Kreg jig in town (fairbanks, ak) we purchased the wood and began the building. This plan calls it a weekend project which it would have been if I had not been in school and other family engagements to get too during the weekend. So the weekend project turned into a two weekend endevor. After much hard labor and buying two cans of stain ( as the first can took a dive onto the garage floor and stained more floor than my project) the finally result is pictured. My wife and I love the look and sturdiness of this bed. After completion and final assembly my only addition or change to this plan would be to suggest using hardware attaching the side rails to the head and foot board, so there is less wear and tear on your project. Thanks for the plans!

I used all distressed or reused wood. While I followed plans from Ana’s posting I used reused or distressed wood, cutting the wood to the plans specifications.   Cutting the wood I also considered the nominal size of lumber and the size requested in the plans.  Even with the unit sanded and pained the I like the character that has come through.

Big thanks to Ana for the plans and the rest of the community for ideas! This was my first major project, and I'm very happy with the way it turned out. This bed was based on the King Farmhouse plan. I wanted a look that was a little less rustic than the classic farmhouse style, so I substituted the boards for oak plywood and framed it out with some pine boards and cove molding.  The pine boards are 1x3s.  I topped the headboard and footboard with a 2x4 and then a 2x6 overhanging the 2x4 evenly on three sides (it's flush in the back).

The posts are 4x4 cedar.  I used lag bolts and glue to attach the posts and concealed the large holes with wood plugs cut from scrap sections of the 4x4.  

I wanted to be able to break the bed down, so I used Rockler no-mortise bed fittings to connect the side rails to the headboard and foot board.  I highly recommend these fasteners.  They are easy to use and seem very solid. I framed out the bed with 2x4s that I connected directly to the side rails with pocket hole joinery.  (First time using the Kreg jig - love it!!).

Thanks again!!

My wife wanted a bench for one side of our dining room table. After looking at prices to purchase, I decided to see if I could build it. This was my first wood working project and I built the bottom half using only a circular saw. By the time I decided on the design for the back, and actually figured out how to build it, 18 months and many other building projects had passed. This is the final piece.

My husband built this farmhouse table for me for our anniversary. This was his first build and is so proud of his work. He completed it in time for us to host Thanksgiving for some soldiers in his unit. The table sits 8 comfortably and doubles as a ping pong table with my kids. 

Mid size adirondack chair made after the Disney Cars character Ramone.

We used the Farmhouse Table plans but made a few modifications to get the look my wife was looking for. We've since built a cupboard to go with it.

This was our very first building project and we are thrilled with how it turned out!

I changed up the dimensions a little bit... I wanted the table to be shorter and wider. I ended up using three 2x10s and two 2x8 for the table top to make it wider, and then just changed the cut list to make the table 76" long instead of 85". 

We did our best with picking out the straightest pieces of lumber from Fleet Farm, but even then had trouble getting the boards flush and flat to make the table top. I laid on the boards while my husband screwed them together, but even then had to spend hours sanding the top so that it was as flat as possible. 

I did a couple coats of stain, which turned out really nice on the top of the table, but for some reason the legs turned a funny color. Some of the knots are a strange shade of purple. 

The polyurethane is amazing stuff. I had to control myself from putting on a million coats. Beware- that stuff sticks to everything and does not come off. (Olive oil helps get it out of hair ;)...)

Anyways, I love this table and so do all of our visitors! We can comfortable fit 8 people at the table (squishy with 10 people) even with change in table dimensions. Great for hosting Thanksgiving!

Modifications:

Rounded ends of feet with table saw. 

Used 60" round tabletop, cut from a plank tabletop made of 2x6s.

Also ripped 1" off the X-supports to reduce thickness. 

Benchright table from Ana Whites plans. Made it 5 foot long to fit out space.

Easy project . Two year old is going to love it.

Built this using the Anna White's "MIMI'S FAUX MANTLE" but instead of using crown molding I elected to use STONE TILES in a neutral tones and finished the surround and mantle in white giving the piece a nice soft appeal.  The building plans were easy to follow and took about 2 days to complete the whole process (because of drying times) not to mention how reasonable the cost was.  I already had the tiles,  adhesive, and paint from left over projects.

This was my first used left over 2 by 4 from basement remodel and was first project using kregjig