How do I build a kitchen table?

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I want to build a rustic looking table using boards 8 ft long, 8 in wide 2 in thick. Table must be 32 in wide. Any suggestions?

Darla · Answer

Look at anawhite.com for furniture plans.

Kyla Shannon · Answer

I second the Ana White suggestion!

Suzanne Lawson · Answer

If you want the boards to actually measure 2' x 8', you will have to have them custom milled. A 2 x 8 in standard dimensional lumber is actually 1-1/2' x 7-1/2'.

Liliana Wells · Answer

Look at this post http://www.hometalk.com/diy/build/furniture/how-to-build-your-own-farmhouse-table-for-under-100-diy-2157270. I just typed in the search box 'how to build a kitchen table'.

Jerry Toombs · Answer

It is NOT as hard as you might think...well, if you have tools. We went to a saw mill in La. and bought a bunch of lumber and just started building. The only hard part was joining the boards together. The hardest part is getting the two straight edges between boards straight enough to glue. A lot of 'builders' these days aren't as concerned about it as I was, which is ok with me. Perfection? Nope! Beauty is not always 'perfect'. Our table is almost 9 feet long, 28 inchs wide, made from two pine boards with a western red cedar in between....Sweetie Pie loves it.....that ALL that matters. The base....well, there's the problem area for me. SOOOOOO many different choices make my little mind wander and want to redo the one we have!!! yep, it'll happen! I'm trying to post a pic......

Kelly lemire · Answer

Thank you all. I now have a plan in mind and will proceed as soon as we get moved. We are a family of 7, starting completely from scratch.and very little money, so I think building our table will be the best and cheapest solution. We need everything from beds to pots and pans.

Kelly lemire · Answer

Thank you Jerry Toombs as soon as we get moved into our new house in Terrell I will start building table.

Lesley Owens · Answer

El Esposo builds rustic farm doors for our house with 10" pine tounge-in-grove planks that were originally intended for flooring. He's also done it with a horse stall we had (tounge & grove) because we removed the stall to make room on the barn for his truck.

The tounge in grove aspect helps hold it together,

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