SawDust

Here are some photos of my most recently completed project - a harvest or farmhouse table. The top and the aprons were made from 1 inch reclaimed barn siding and the legs were milled from a single 3x12 yellow pine support beam. It was completed around the first part of June. We bought the chairs to match (as close as possible). 

Completed table in our kitchen. Seats a total of eight. Not all of the chairs came in at the same time.

Detail of one of the legs. You can still see the stains and holes from the nails I pulled from the beam.

Marking the best areas from which to cut the legs. I had to cut around splits and nails that I couldn't get out.

Gluing up the table top after the boards where planed to relatively the same thickness.

The tabletop planer used to smooth the surface of the tabletop planks. What a mess!

Hand smoothing the table top after glue up.

Table top cut to final size (42x80). The edges were also rounded of with a router.

Something special hidden under the table top.

Leg and apron assembly put together before staining.

Unique features on the leg and apron - nail holes and burn marks from the original beam.

Detail of table top plank.

Father and son project. Red Oak and Walnut with box joints done on a tablesaw using a dado blade.

Danish Oil and wipe-on poly for finish rubbed out with a light coat of paste wax.

red oak and walnut w/box joints

red oak and walnut w/box joints

A small keepsake shelf I've built for a couple of the kids.

Shelf

Shelf

This is a prototype of a foot rest I made last night – took about an hour.

Something I had been thinking about for a while and it finally hit me yesterday
to give it rockers instead of flat feet since I’m constantly shifting my feet around under my desk. 

I used an old rocking horse rocker as the template on the rockers. Leftover birch plywood from my toy box project and pocket screws (God Bless you Kreg Jig!!) to assemble. The grooves on top were made with a round-nose router bit. I may eventually put a finish on it but for now it’s under my feet being put to good use.

Footrest

Footrest

Footrest

Footrest

Finally finished. Overall the project turned out pretty much as I had imagined it and I'm pleased with the results. There were a few lessons learned and some mental notes taken about what not to do next time. I made a few mid-build design changes but it came out close to what I had originally designed with in Sketchup.

Sideboard or Buffet

Sideboard or Buffet