Woodworkers?

[Sean88gt]

Anyone in here still work with wood? I'm wanting to build a dining table/chairs, but would like to do it fairly simple - limited tools. Open on wood type. Just looking for suggestions with off the shelf lumber.

[diablo rojo]

If you have access to or can get a....

Biscuit joiner
Sander
Router (depending on the edge style you want)
Planer or pre-planed stock

....then building the table and chairs will be straight forward. Most of the finish wood (oak, cedar, poplar, etc) can be purchased off the shelf at Lowes or Home Depot. I'd research a few different joining methods, especially for chair legs, to decide which works best for you.

[ceyko]

handy man magazine (online too) and a few other places will have plans. For things like that, I'd really recommend following some plans or come up with a details set yourself. Otherwise, if you wing it you'll end up with different everything. Honestly, I tend to dig that stuff but for internal furniture the womens tend to like everything the same.

Once you find plans you like, you can determine what to do from there as far as tools...wood..etc.

[motoman]

Sean I'll ask my girlfriends dad tomorrow. He owned a custom cabinet building shop for 25 years.

[forbes]

i would use kiln dried,

[SlowLX]

Why don't you do like a bench type set up?

[Sean88gt]

Why don't you do like a bench type set up?

I had thought about that in regards of overall ease, just not so outdoors style like that.

[Slowhand]

I have shit to add to this thread in the form of answering your question, Sean, but I did spot this table recently in a Crate and Barrel (or some shit like that) and thought it'd be a nice and easy table to make when I move to a place with a large dining area. Pardon the shitty picture.

[Sean88gt]

That would take a giant fucking planer!

[Slowhand]

That would take a giant fucking planer!

Details and reality are for suckers!

[diablo rojo]

That would take a giant fucking planer!

Actually, you could plane each piece individually, join them, and then sand it smooth. I made a 40" x 40" cutting table the same way a few years back.

[Sgt Beavis]

Damn, I need to pay more attention to the Home Improvement forum. I totally missed on this..

Actually, you could plane each piece individually, join them, and then sand it smooth. I made a 40" x 40" cutting table the same way a few years back.

Diablo is right about this. Many people build large laminated tables in that exact fashion.

Or you can go old school like me and flatten that fucker by hand. I recommend a bevel up jack plane like the one on the left or The Stanley no 6 on the right. Great exercise too. It'll wear your upper body out..

[diablo rojo]

Damn, I need to pay more attention to the Home Improvement forum. I totally missed on this..




Diablo is right about this. Many people build large laminated tables in that exact fashion.

Or you can go old school like me and flatten that fucker by hand. I recommend a bevel up jack plane like the one on the left or The Stanley no 6 on the right. Great exercise too. It'll wear your upper body out..

I got real lazy on hand planing after my 18" planer came into my life. My elbows couldn't be happier though

[lowthreeohz]

Sean if you have any build or technique questions I can put you in touch with my old man.. builds furniture for a living. Google alexofhouseworx and check out his gallery. Lots of the builds are documented with measurements and setup etc