In my introduction, I mentioned I’m a carpenter and have a wood shop here in the mountains of Georgia.
I’d like to share with you a design for a farm house table I built for a customer.
He wanted a table large enough to fit his family and guests. This one was 90” long and had benches to match.
All the wood was purchased at Home Depot and cost around $200.
Now I have access to a variety of tools from my shop, but this project can also be done without a large professional wood shop.
The minimum tools needed are:
Hand planer or jointer.
Large bar clamps.
Screw gun / drill.
Table saw or circular saw.
Miter saw, chop saw, or circular saw.
Orbital sander.
Chisel.
The top is made from 2”x10” lumber glued and I used dowels to keep it from shifting. This is where you’ll need the bar clamps. The same technique is used for the bench tops.
The frame is made with 4”x4” lumber and 2x4’s on both the table base and benches.
I added a special touch to make the edges of the top look like raw edges, like bark. Stained the table and benches with golden pecan, and clear coated everything with several layers of poly.
Here is the finished product in my customers house waiting for his guests.
Plans like this can be found on Ana White's site.
