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Double Pedestal 6' Farmhouse Table
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.
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Mon, 05/19/2014 - 07:29
Disassembly
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.
In reply to Disassembly by g82martin
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 08:21
Thanks. I really like the
Thanks. I really like the dowel pegs on the legs/stretcher. Very nice top finishing as well. Did you square the boards to get them to be so smooth when joined?
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 08:26
table top
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.
Fri, 08/05/2016 - 20:35
Pew!
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?
Tue, 01/21/2020 - 09:40
Beautiful table. I love the…
Beautiful table. I love the pegs added to the legs and stretcher, they add a historic detail lost in a lot of today's building techniques
Cottage Loft bed playhouse with stairs, lights and desk
We took the loft bed plans and modified a bit for our daughters bed. We made it a little taller including the doorway. Instead of a ladder we did a set of carpeted stairs with entry to the underneath space through a door on the inside and added a light for a 'secret' hideout. Everything else were just some added features. We built flower boxes and added foam blocks with silk flowers. For the gable we used bead board. For the shutter we used small wood strips and the horizontal pieces are just the free paint sticks from lowes cut down. We then added wired in lights hooked up to her light switch. (she loves this part) Then he built a fold down desk that can be opened or closed for when they want to play in there. The school supplies we used the rod and tin buckets from Ikea kitchen area. Over it took about 6 weeks to do everything between watching the kids and working. Cost for materials and the extras came to a little over $600.
Green trim color- Valspar- green trellis
Modern Adirondack
Lots of room for improvement but I'm pretty excited for my first time following plans.
Thanks, I love your videos and have learned a lot.
Modern Entry Table
Entry table made with poplar and stained with General Finishes Graystone. Applied GF high performance flat topcoat.
Laurastodolist
Bathroom shelf with hooks
This was inspired by your Flat Wall Bookshelf and made using a piece of 1x6, a piece of 1x4, and a smidge of recycled paint. We added towel hooks to the ends (the same ones that kept pulling out of the wall), and mounted the whole thing to studs in the bathroom. Thanks for the plans!
modular locker with old shutter
This was my first project! I used the plans for the modular locker, but used an old shutter for the door instead. Next, I think i'm going to try to connect 5 or so in a row for an entryway, all with different shutter doors :)
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Wed, 05/21/2014 - 16:27
looks great!
I am a total sucker for shutters. Love the look of them, not sure why..lol. this is nice, great job!
John Deere Toy Box
I built this toy box for my nephew, who is into Tractors, using the plan provided by Ana. I made some modifications to the lid mostly, other than that the differences are cosmetic. I thought the plan was super simple and easy to use!
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Washer/Dryer Storage Pedestal
After I built my work bench I was ready to get started with my first real projets from the site. My wife requested that I make this pedestal first so that she could get a little more organized. I would say total there was about 8 hours of cutting and building and then another hour of painting. I did make one modification to this project and that was to add extra trim to the bottom and top of this pedestal. With everything included (wood, trim, paint, screws) this probably costs me right around $115. Much less than two of the standard medal pedestals that don't add much as far as aesthetics to the laundry room.
Grandly TV stand
I used replacement screen door wheels and 1" by 1/4" Aluminum bar to make the hardware.
My interpretation of Modern Adirondack Chair
Went beefier.
First Buffet
I took the plans from the Fancy X Console table and made all but the end "X's". I painted the legs and trim with a vanilla white, and stained the top and shelves with a golden pecan. Turned out great and looked amazing in the house of the woman I made it for......AKA my mother.
Minwax Golden Pecan stain
Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane
Rustic X coffee and end tables
I really appreciated the build article. I customized the sizes and used plywood for the bottom shelves. I oxidized but painted with milk paint then sanded to distress. I also only painted one coat to still see some grain. I top coated with water based poly.
Work Bench
I have been tinkering with a few projects for months doing most of my work on a foldout 6 foot table. Needless to say, this table was not the ideal work space or level surface for that matter. Decided to go ahead and make myself this work bench. I opted to use MDF rather than plywood for my top. All the plans were right on and everything came together without a hitch. The bench height is perfect and my back is thankful for it. Thank you and keep up the great work, Ana.
Wood Cabin Bunk
I saw this and built it for our oldest grandson . He is 8. My wife and I have built 6 different beds for our grandchildren ages 2 - 8 plus numerous other projects for their parents . Having a lot of fun with woodworking and this website.
Fig Tree Lane [email protected]
A Bittersweet Building Project
I built this table for my friend who is moving away in a couple days :( She's going to use it as a coffee bar in her new home. Visit my blog link for the complete play-by-play!
Mail Sorter
Threw this together in a couple hours with scrap wood that I had from an Ana White project I did over spring break. Had to buy some hooks and the hanging brackets and that was it. Very simple! Not sure how I'm going to finish it. I don't have time for the finishing right now anyways so I'm going to use it as is and finish it later!
Paoli Patio Furniture Made Easy
A huge thanks to Ana, her inspirational blog, and her clear and easy-to-follow plans for convincing me that I could take on and complete this project. I had lots of fun doing it!
Modern Adirondack chairs - love em
Really enjoyed this project and they turned out great. Already getting orders to make more for friends. Thank you Ana!
Rustic Waterfall Console Table
Built it from Black Ash