Farmhouse Table and Bench

[WiseOwl]

Here are some pics of a lil project I have been working on over the weekend. Could be a one day project with over night drying but kids and life kept me from 1 day completion.
I am sick of furniture stores. So I bought a mitre saw. I have common sense. So I decided to start building my own furniture.
The wife has unleashed the skills and I am afraid I should have kept them hidden until I was an old man....LOL

This farmhouse table and bench will seat 8-10. I kinda wanted a "Robertson Family" table so that we could mimic that awesome family at dinner.

All in all, it was not so tough. About 12 total labor hours and about 12 Sweetwater IPAS (Wise Owl best beer award)

If anyone wants the links with the instructions, I can get them from the Mrs.

This table will fit perfectly in the homestead that we are buying (all appendages crossed and prayers please folks,) we will know in a week.

Enjoy

[WiseOwl]

By the way, this table weighs about 200lbs, so team lift

[Grand58742]

Looks awesome

[blackhawk]

Great job. I made a coffe and end table out of cedar like cedars grain but i used blue moon. love wood working have to have a big area .

[jimmycthemd]

Good looking table. I went the same route with my furniture several years ago. Was in the market for a wood coffee/end tables made out of REAL wood. Went to every furniture store in town and couldn't find one. All I had was a Skill saw, sander, router and some hand tools. $110 worth of red oak and a couple weekends puttering and I had the tables. Wife bought me woodworking tools every Christmas for about 10 years (the tables are 25 years old and still in my living room). Amazing what you can do with some planing and a little sweat :-). Good job and skills that will help you save major dollars.

[motesjm]

Looks great WiseOwl. We have some leftover flooring that my wife wants to do something similar with. Did you put a clear coat over the top?

[WiseOwl]

Looks great WiseOwl. We have some leftover flooring that my wife wants to do something similar with. Did you put a clear coat over the top?

I didn't. My wife thought about it but we want to see if it will hold up without one.
It isnt required but its a possibility

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Nice, gotta a place for a mustache? LOL

[WiseOwl]

Nice, gotta a place for a mustache? LOL

We were eating at a pizza place a couple of weeks back and there was a guy in there that looked like a late 1800's bare knuckle boxer. He had the best mustache I have ever seen. Curled up like Rollie Fingers. I was intimidated. I told my wife afterwards that he once looked at me and wiggled it. I wanted to take a pic with him but that was too much.

I did wear my S&P shirt (with a slightly unshaven stache) while I built the beginnings of this table if that counts.

[rockriver]

impressive.. that base looks like it would hold up the end of the house.

[WiseOwl]

Next up is 4 end tables and a console table.

i wish i could build a stainless steel fridge

[protus]

awesome!looks great!!!!!!!!
weve been making stuff here as well not as fancy but still lol.
just made a coffe table..sorta. old cedar chest the lid was smashed to bits. cleaned it up,,bought some new wood,,sanded,,stained and now we have a coffe table/storage bin for our board games.

[WiseOwl]

awesome!looks great!!!!!!!!
weve been making stuff here as well not as fancy but still lol.
just made a coffe table..sorta. old cedar chest the lid was smashed to bits. cleaned it up,,bought some new wood,,sanded,,stained and now we have a coffe table/storage bin for our board games.

Dude shoot me your email address an I can send you the blueprint. So easy a caveman could do it. All you need is a mitre saw and a drill.

[protus]

lol ....miter saw...im a cave man...sharp sticks and circular saws for me bro lol.

[WiseOwl]

lol ....miter saw...im a cave man...sharp sticks and circular saws for me bro lol.

Circular saw will do the trick. I dont have a steady hand for straight lines.. lol. My wife wanted me to trim one edge on the table because there was 2 boards 3/8 " longer. She wanted them even. I told her I would have to build her a whole new table because I cant cut a straight line. So we put that end of the table closer to the wall.