Double Pedestal 6' Farmhouse Table

Submitted by g82martin on Sat, 05/17/2014 - 20:38

Farmhouse table made from distressed (worm hole) maple.

My neighbor was able to get me the 5/4 distressed maple for about $2/bd ft - I ended up buying 100 board feet and had plenty leftover. The finished board feet for this project was about 60 if I remember correctly. So the $200 was the bulk of the expense. The only other costs were sand paper, I bought a Kreg Jig, screws, Minwax Marker, paint, stain and urethane (much of which I already had).

It came out better than I anticipated. The antique white finish was not difficult at all.

Tip - When following the instructions for the finish here, I applied the first coat of urethane with a brush almost immediately after applying the Minwax marker to all of the sanded edges. I did this in haste, but ended up with some unexpected results that really added a nice touch. The stain from the marker incorporated a bit into the urethane as I brushed it giving it an antique, yellow hue. At first I thought I made a big mistake, but it turned out to add a really nice look.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$250
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Antique White using Minwax Stain Marker - http://ana-white.com/2012/09/antique-white-using-minwax-stain-marker
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

g82martin

Mon, 05/19/2014 - 07:29

CSaintD - The top can be removed as I did not glue it. I set 3 dowels on top of each of the 2 legs so that the top would always lign up correctly if disassembled and reasembled. The stretcher could be removed, but would probably cause some damage to the finish as it was a tight fight when I finished it. The stretcher would be removed by removing the dowel pegs that I fabricated on each leg.

g82martin

Mon, 05/19/2014 - 08:26

I cheated a bit on the top. My neighbor who got me the wood works in a furniture reupholsery shop. He planed and joined the boards for me, which saved me a good amount of time. I'm confident I could have done this at home with my table saw, miter saw and hand plane, but what he did in 2 hours probably would have taken me 10.

bclute

Mon, 05/19/2014 - 08:06

Table looks great! Great antique finish on the base and your table top looks nice a smooth.

bclute

Mon, 05/19/2014 - 08:06

Table looks great! Great antique finish on the base and your table top looks nice a smooth.

KathrynK13

Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00

I love the table...but I wanted to ask about the booth?  Is that a church pew?  Did you make it?  Any tips for recreating it?

Lenaluv87

Fri, 08/05/2016 - 20:35

Love the dowels you added! Planning on building this exact table pretty close to your dimensions and have a very long church pew as well! Trying to decide between L-ing my pew and cutting to straigjy 6'. Do you mind sharing the dimensions of your pew? And how did you miter the pew?