Building a Shaker Walnut Dining Table

Feel free to enable closed captioning for step by step build details, or leave them off to enjoy an ASMR building experience!

I have a comprehensive, detailed set of plans for this table for sale on my Etsy page here:

Shaker inspired furniture is timeless and classic. I recently designed and built this table out of solid walnut, employing both sliding dovetail and drawbore mortise and tenon joinery. I used a hybrid combination of power tools and hand tools for this build.

I designed this table myself based on a classic shaker style, with tapered legs and a bevel on the underside of the top overhang to give the table a lighter, airier feel. The primary wood is black walnut, while for a secondary wood I used poplar.

The top is held to the frame with clips that allow for seasonal expansion and contraction of the solid wood top. The aprons are joined to the legs with drawbore mortise and tenon joinery. There is a central poplar cross member which is held in place with a sliding dovetail joint.

The table is 72" x 36" with a table-top height of 29" off of the floor.

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[dkbuilds]

Thanks for watching! Please leave a comment telling me what you thought of the video or the build. I try to respond to every comment!

[mougoule]

Nice to see that Zelensky still has time to work on his woodworking projects on the side

[tjerkheringa]

No routers, no domino's, no epoxy, no noise and no dust. Just good old planing and dowels. I love it.

[LeWoodCreativy]

This video is really a great tutorial for beginners like me! The steps are explained very clearly and in detail, which helped me understand the woodworking process better.

[patzwahl]

Real joinery !!! No Pocket screws or dominos. I knew someone could still do it. Great Build!!

[stephenbrown]

Oh how I loved the “ find my happy place “ when the leg went south. We have all be there. Love and respect for anyone who make the efforts with hand tools.

[LeviKirby-xdno]

you didn't say a word and did better at showing how things are done than some of the other guys. bravo my man. it's even funny 😂

[ArchilonStudios]

Aside from building a beautiful table, your production quality is top notch. Your use of closed captions to provide additional details throughout the project was brilliant and made it that much more enjoyable to watch in my opinion. I hope more woodworkers see this and follow suit. I’m fairly picky when it comes to who I subscribe to, but with absolutely zero hesitation, you just earned one more follower. Excellent job man!

[skwalka]

Gorgeous table, simplicity is the essence of elegance. I am about to embark on a similar project using mahogany, which is more affordable but harder to work with due to grain structure. Thanks for posting!

[hackerguitar]

Good work. The beveled edge provides a remarkably graceful line, coupled with the recessed skirt and tapered legs.

[rtisom]

Absolutely magnificent, it will be some family’s heirloom. Incredible craftsmanship, and what a blessing to have access to such sublime wood. He did not lose his temper when the nearly finished leg fell to the floor from the bench.

[jeffw]

It’s refreshing to watch you work. No wall of clamps worth more than all my tools, same lunch box planer I use. It helps folks like me realize we can make beautiful things with what we have. That a $1000 Festool track saw isn’t needed for these kinds of results.

[TheClBlues]

No bells and whistles, just the pure and simple design of shaker style, my favorite ! Thanks for sharing, you're a great inspiration for me !

[jsoliman]

I absolutely love your style of video - just the woodworking audio and the explanation over Close Captions. It really is the best of both worlds. You have my vote for keeping this style of video! And amazing table too :)

[elmine]

The whole process was mesmerising to watch. The simplicity of the design, coupled with your attention to detail equals perfection. What an exquisite end product. Well done.

[diegobucarey]

The nail on the floor tip is awesome 🎉

[JDDupuy]

Good to show the offset draw boring method when pinning the legs at the mortise and tenon joint. Often misunderstood but good old traditional joinery and it has a purpose. Nice job and outstanding traditional woodworking!

[pthanos]

Tbh the most impressive part for me is the flattening by hand. You did a great job. Nice clean design, no over the top stuff.

[AndreaArzensek]

"Simple", elegant and strong. What a beautiful timeless dining table you've built! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[bradleytuckwell]

It’s a nice change without a voice over it’s so therapeutic to watch. Great build it looks stunning I love the delicate legs it sets it off