Currently, I’m immersed in the chair build for the four dining chairs that will accompany the bench at the farmhouse table. The client chose a double X back chair that I think will compliment the table and bench well. Most woodworkers know that within the craft there are categories of skills required to make variousContinue reading “Farmhouse XX Back Chairs”
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Farmhouse Pedestal/Trestle Bench
I spent the last two weeks making this pedestal/trestle bench as I continue to work towards completing this dining set. The bench is almost a clone of the table, and I think it really helps bring out the character of the set by replicating the detail in the pedestal bases. Like the table, I startedContinue reading “Farmhouse Pedestal/Trestle Bench”
Farmhouse Pedestal Table: Breadboard Table Top & Finish
I finished up 2021 with this beautiful table. These last two weeks were all about the breadboard table top and finish. The top is constructed with a functional breadboard on each end. This is the board running perpendicular to the field of the table . The purpose of this board is to help keep theContinue reading “Farmhouse Pedestal Table: Breadboard Table Top & Finish”
Farmhouse Pedestal Table: Completed Table Base
These were an exciting two weeks. There was a lot of woodworking that went into the table base. Most of my time was spent shaping the pedestals. With the column and upper arm completed, I finished the pedestals by shaping the feet and cutting the mortise underneath which receives the lower stretcher to create theContinue reading “Farmhouse Pedestal Table: Completed Table Base”
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