Farmhouse Table

Well, the chair turned out to be a failure. I brought it inside to make sure the height was right for the table. When I leaned back a little, it started to break. Think Mel Gibson in The Patriot:



Fortunately, I didn't fall on my ass. Nor did I throw my chair across the room. I didn't make my chair strong enough with enough supports, but I don't feel like trying to remake it. Looks like we'll be buying chairs.

I finally got back to finishing this table, since it's been about 4 months since I started it. Staining is done, and this is the second coat of poly. I used Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane:

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Please ignore the saw marks in this pic. Looks like I didn't do a good enough job trying to get those out:

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The ploy is still wet in theses pics. I'll put on another coat after this one dries.

My favorite part of the table is at the end. The grain here just looks amazing:

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I don't see saw marks, but I might not have an experienced enough eye. Is that poly thick enough to completely block up the smaller cracks? You don't want it to be too much of a pain to clean. Otherwise it looks amazing.

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Originally Posted by Irving

I don't see saw marks, but I might not have an experienced enough eye. Is that poly thick enough to completely block up the smaller cracks? You don't want it to be too much of a pain to clean. Otherwise it looks amazing.

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Thanks. The saw marks are those dark curved lines on the end of the table. The were made by a circular saw. The poly is not thick at all, somewhere between water and olive oil. I know what you mean about the cracks, though. We used to have a table that collected crumbs and other debris in the cracks. But I'll just have to put up with it. The hose attachment on the vacuum works well. That's how I've been cleaning out the cracks before staining, applying poly, etc.

Very nice. I envy you guys who can build stuff out of wood. All my carpentry projects end the same way, firewood!

there is a company out of PA, the barnwood boys, they make furniture out of reclaimed barn wood, i just bought a corner cabinet that we purposed as a new vanity in the new half bath, i am not sure if they make chairs, but if they do it would be a good match and you can order them unfinished so you can match the color.

all handmade amish furniture

I FINALLY finished this project! It only took me about 6 months, but I think it turned out pretty good.

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That turned out awesome! Nice work.

Very well done. I've learned that I'd rather a project take a long time and be done the best I can, than have me hurry through it.

Looks great, I just went today and picked up some reclaimed lumber that was from a rail car built in the late 1800's to build the top for our new table. My top will be 9' long, 44" wide and about 4" thick, it's going to be a heavy SOB.

Thanks guys.

Crawler, that table is gonna be massive! Sounds awesome, make sure you post pics of your build.