Farmhouse Table

Submitted by shackrock on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 08:12

Based off of the Ana White design w/ pocket holes. This was really our first big project, so we made plenty of mistakes. Some lessons learned:

1. Pick non-warped wood to start with!
2. Clamps are pretty important to use when screwing into your kreg jig holes. It is REALLY hard to keep things flush without some strong clamps. Biggest lesson learned!
3. Always do your polyurethane coats in 60+ F temperatures. I did one coat when it was pretty cold, around 40 degrees. The liquid ended up beading and it was extremely hard to get out, eventually I just put many more coats on and called it a day.
4. Sand, sand, and sand some more!

This build is very rustic, but next time I think I could build a pretty perfect one. We're going to use this one, I like how rustic it is.

Estimated Cost
135
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
1 coat of water-based wood conditioner, Some dark MiniWax stain (2 coats), 3-4 coats of water-based polyeurethane.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner