Farmhouse Table

I got my figure 8 fasteners in the mail yesterday and attached them today. They're a little smaller than I thought they would be, but I'm sure they'll hold the top to the apron just fine. They came in a package of 20, so I used all 20 of them. 4 on each end and 6 on each side.

Step 1: Evenly space out the fasteners and mark their location. Then I traced along the outside and inside of the fasteners.

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Step 2: Drill a pilot hole for the screws.

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Step 3: I used a forstner bit to cut the recess. I originally bought a 5/8" bit, but turned out that my fasteners are more like 11/16". I should have measured better. Oh well, back to Home Depot to get a 3/4" bit (because they didn't have 11/16").

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Step 4: Screw in the fasteners. Once the top is in place, you put another screw in through the other hole of the fastener into the bottom of the table.

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Well I finally got back to work on this table. I built a bench in the same style as the table. Pretty simple construction, just a basic frame made out of 2x4s and legs made out of 4x4s. I attached everything using pocket holes.

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I also stained the bottom of my tabletop to get an idea of how it would look. I was concerned about some spots that had some dried glue on them not taking the stain, but so far I can't tell where the glue is. Maybe once it's fully dried it will show, but so far so good.

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I really like the way to redwood grain looks with the dark stain. The pictures don't really do it justice.

Man, great work! Thanks for sharing this.

That's awesome! I love the table top. Looks rustic / western. I like it.

Didn't realize how many pocket screws you used until you posted the stained picture. Really like that color so far.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Didn't realize how many pocket screws you used until you posted the stained picture. Really like that color so far.

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I wasn't sure how many to use, and since it's a table I figured better safe than sorry.

The color looks even better in person. I experimented on the bench first, and it's darker than I wanted. But better that be too dark than the tabletop.

Looks like it was a good idea to screw the table top together so it stays even over the seasons.

I am impressed. That's pretty great result.

I decided to try to make a chair to see if it was doable, and sho 'nuf. This is the only pic I have, since this was more of an experiment I didn't take pics along the way. But this one is turning out pretty good so far, so I'll make the other 3 as well.

The back legs and chair back are all one piece made from a 2x4. The rest is dimensional pine. The X in the back wasn't as hard to do as I thought it would be, just took a few cuts and a little sanding to get the angles right. The seat will have foam cushioning and whatever fabric Mrs. Sharpienads wants to put on it. I plan on painting the chair white to match the table.

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Two thumbs up.