How do you make the best farm table and bench?

Ric33093244
by Ric33093244
I've seen plenty of YouTube videos on how to make your own farm table and bench for very affordable costs. The video links below attached are the top tutorials I was going to follow. Home Depot doesn't do precision cuts, so I have to venture to a lumber yard and hope not to spend a million dollars. But my question is, what's the best way of making your own farm table from scratch? A lot of so-called experts left plenty of comments on the videos about not accounting for the wood to bend or crack from weather and how the nails they use are crap to use screws. There was so many negative comments that now I am nervous to follow any of these videos. What's the best way of making your own? Any recommendations on where to get wood without breaking the bank?
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  • Sharon Sharon on May 25, 2018

    Like anything else on the Internet, people troll YouTube videos and spread their negativity like a plague. The comments about wood, would be valid if its green wood..... buy kiln dried wood. I would use screws or better yet for a farm table use dowels/pegs for a more authentic look. Every first venture is a learning experience..... it won't be perfect but you will be proud and happy with your first venture for years to come.

  • Catherine Gatlin Catherine Gatlin on May 26, 2018

    love this And it came just in time. Our son and his wife just bought a house and want a farmhouse table and bench. We will be getting busy