Monday, I posted that I’m building a farmhouse table.  Gene Howe requested that I keep y’all posted on the progress so here it is.  The top is flat on both sides and I have made the skirt and stretchers.  BTW, the stretchers are done but on in this picture.  Everything is mortised and tenoned and I had to increase my mortising skills.  The legs are 5” square and my mortifying machine only raises to 4 1/2” so I cut the mortises with a plunge router and chilled the ends.  Speaking of legs, they were purchased and on leg was an 1/8” out of square So the mortise and tenon was “interesting”.   

Thanks, Ron. You're coming right along. It's going to be one handsome piece. 

Very nice Ron. That is one beast of a table. I hope you have someone close to help you maneuver it?

Looking good from where I sit.  Danl

28 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Very nice Ron. That is one beast of a table. I hope you have someone close to help you maneuver it?

We have the football team on standby.

Glad your shop isn’t in the basement 

that is some next level nice Ron..

after looking at the table..

I would put no less than four ''8's'' on the short side and seven on the long side..

I just wouldn't....

Looks like it is going to be spectacular

9 hours ago, Stick486 said:

after looking at the table..

I would put no less than four ''8's'' on the short side and seven on the long side..

I just wouldn't....

Great minds think alike.  That’s what I had in mind.  I’m also consisting adding a couple of braces across the skirt with 1 “8” in the middle

Wow!

35 minutes ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Great minds think alike.  That’s what I had in mind.  I’m also consisting adding a couple of braces across the skirt with 1 “8” in the middle

skirt = apron???

describe what you have in mind for braces if you would..

I wouldn't put an ''8'' in the middle...

 

mere mortals won't be able to pick that table up so when it gets moved it will be shove/pushed/drug around which will be tough on the apron/leg joints so here's something you might want to consider...

 

 

 

 

Edited October 10, 20187 yr by Stick486

Hey Ron.

 

Only 1/8th out of square? You just can't find quality like that everywhere. LOL Thanks for posting, this is going t be fun to watch.

12 hours ago, Stick486 said:

skirt = apron???

describe what you have in mind for braces if you would..

I wouldn't put an ''8'' in the middle...

 

mere mortals won't be able to pick that table up so when it gets moved it will be shove/pushed/drug around which will be tough on the apron/leg joints so here's something you might want to consider...

 

 

 

 

I have seen brackets like the top picture but not the bottom picture. Are the wood brackets bought or homemade?

home made...

Both styles of bracing (brackets) have been around for a long time and either will work just fine on this.

the homemade version should have a key cut into it to receive the corner of the leg...

your dado blade set over to 45° is just the ticket for this and the key way helps w/ fastening the bracket to the leg...

not only do those brackets help the corner junction strength immensely they work hard at keeping the leg from getting ''laid over''when the table is slid around...

 

note...

use modified truss headed (see pic) or pan head screws w/washers to screw the brace in...

if you use a full threaded screw, drill a clearance hole for it in the bracket...

FH screws tend to split the wood when put under duress... think splitting wedge...

instead of lagging the leg I use GRK or RSS structural screws... (4th picture)...  you get strength w/o the risk of splitting the leg...

 

 

Edited October 11, 20187 yr by Stick486

6 minutes ago, p_toad said:

Both styles of bracing (brackets) have been around for a long time and either will work just fine on this.

since the 1st table anyways...

deleted duplicate post....

Edited October 11, 20187 yr by Stick486

Table is looking good Ron.

 

a masterpiece in progress!