Tag Archives: Farmhouse Pedestal Table

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”

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”

The base of the table is starting to take shape. Over the last two weeks I’ve been able to complete the milling and lamination of the table parts, join them together and started shaping the pieces. All projects begin with milling. I began by cutting the stock to rough size, jointing for flatness and planingContinue reading “Farmhouse Pedestal Table: Milling, Pedestal Joinery, Shaping”

This week marks the beginning of my next project, a farmhouse pedestal dining table. This will be one piece of a complete dining set including a bench, chairs and bar chairs. The client originally proposed pine for the species, but after some discussion, we landed on using a hardwood instead. I recommended Red Oak, asContinue reading “Farmhouse Pedestal Table: Design & Materials”