This week I had a few orders for a very popular style of a Farmhouse Country Harvest Table. It is interesting to note that many of my customers, are not farmers, or live in old farmhouses, they have luxury condos, or suburban bungalows. So taking this style and putting it in a modern environment was kinda different.
This table is made with White Pine. I use T & G (Tongue and Groove) wood for the top, and then I biscuit joined the ends onto the T & G. I chose a planed hardwood, Oak, that I install under the Table top for extra strength. I make a block style leg and glue it and screw it to the Table top. My Tables run from 5ft to 8ft. The table is 30" Wide, and typically when they don't ask for a Bar Height table, the height would be 30". Most of my customers have their own chairs, but some do ask for benches to match the table.
Here is how it all goes together.
You measure the size that you need. In this picture this is a 6ft length. Then you pick your T & G boards, glue them and snap them into place. Then you build the skirt around it, and biscuit join the 2 ends. I only started taking pictures at this point.
This is the Oak hardwood that I cut and will screw to the under body of the table top.
Now onto the legs. I cut and measured all the sides of the legs first for all 4 legs.
Then I nailed and Glued them together, and put the mud or putty as some may use the term.
I build all the legs at the same time. And then store them to install.
Next I install the legs to the table top. I built a support block system under the table top for strength.
Here is a photo of a table and benches that I had built prior to this, just to show the benches I make with them.
I used a different style of leg for this table but found it was not as functional as the block leg as you could not get a chair or stool in at the ends of the table.
This is stained in a dark Espresso varnished with a semi gloss. I put 3 coats of varnish and I sand in between the coats with a sanding pad.
This customer had ordered chairs to go with the table. She sent me this picture of the finished table with her new chairs.
These tables are not terribly difficult to make. I encourage you all to go and give them a try. I am available on discord woodworking channel if you would like some help or advice and guidance. Thanks
Here is the link to the Discord Woodworking Channel
https://discord.gg/Ufx2H9h