Building A Solid Oak Farmhouse Dining Table

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My parents have been complaining about their old Pine table for years but didn't think they could afford something nicer and recently talked about getting at least a nice top made for their existing table. I said I could probably make the top and then said I might as well remake the base too and they could sell their current table as a whole table!

This is the first really big piece of furniture I've ever made so it was quite scary! I've never made a tabletop that big (and it was so much work I will not be jumping into doing it again anytime soon haha) and I've never turned legs before! I don't have a skew or the skills to knock a table leg out in 5 minutes flat but I took my time with gouges and a scrapers and with a lot of sanding I managed to get a consistent set of legs that I really like the look of. It doesn't matter if they're not perfect as we were going for a rustic farmhouse table look!

I've also never made dovetail joints before and had a go at half blind dovetails for the front of the drawer, it was really tricky but I managed to make a passable dovetail joint (with the help of some sawdust and glue) I didn't film that as I wanted to focus!

I used osmo polyx hardwax oil as the finish.

It was a lot more work than I thought it would be but I'm really happy with the result and have been enjoying eating at it. I have a whole new level of respect for furniture builders now.
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14 minutes of joy... and tool envy, stunning result

benjaminjeffares
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absolutely stunning david parker, a family heirloom for sure

kaitlynblake
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As always really impressive work, the end product looks fantastic! Difficult to believe you've not made furniture this big before as it looks so good.

Huge respect and much love from the Parkers in the UK.

adamparker
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Beautiful job, your parents must be very happy!

littlemonsterstudio
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so satisfying to watch and gorgeous result dave!

AreYouSpace
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So beautiful Dave, very happy parents!

clairealdous
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Wow, this is seriously cool, you are an artist!

OnTheFritz
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Love some hectic woodwork asmr on my Sunday morning

Larissanicoleking
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I played a soul crushing prank on a fellow shopmate once. Just before lunch one day he had installed the finished top on a similar table to this video. I clipped off the tip of a screw and glued to the surface, this stimulating every woodworkers nightmare... the too long screw. After lunch he came back to his work area and lovingly stroked the table top, caught his hand on the screw tip... and then swore at himself. After unscrewing the mounting block he realized the joke.

equinoxproject
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Really good job mate. Question, what (and who makes etc) are those big clamps you use on the panel ? Do they pull flat as well as squeeze ?

Gazfixify
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your father recommend your channel to me haha

hgjgjghb
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please be careful of your fingers david p.s. beautiful table

claireadamson