Comments on: How to Build a Farmhouse Style Coffee Table

By: DIYPETE

DIYPETE — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:53:00 +0000

In reply to Wendy Marie Martin. Hi Wendy, Great job! The table looks beautiful :) Looks like your dog found a new favorite sleeping spot as well. Thank you for sharing!

By: Wendy Marie Martin

Wendy Marie Martin — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:14:00 +0000

Hello fellow wood workers! Just wanted give Pete a heartfelt thank you for wonderful instructions and pictures. I am furnishing my new house and could NOT find a coffee table I liked that could withstand the abuse of three teenagers! I love this design and I think it will last for years to come. I also bought my first Kreg Jig for this particular project, and I wish I would have done so years ago. Thanks again for your easy to follow directions! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/14af0878a95fd8aeb2088f5c31bd45d1f9e48ad338bd353badde202f7ca7f0b3.jpg

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:23:00 +0000

In reply to Eric Alan. personally, home depot has better wood stock than lowes. Home Depot has a special section with some really good Pine boards. I would still run them through a planer/ jointer but I am OCD and want it looking 1000000% perfection. Especially the tabletop. But check Home Depot and they will be by the premium woods.. not in with the stud and common stock. Usually the next isle to the left.

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:20:00 +0000

In reply to Jeremy L. Also dont screw the table top into the base.. pick up some table top fasteners (about $3) or you can make your own tenon type if you have a router. Look on youtube, you will see some good DIY

By: Jeremy L

Jeremy L — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:45:00 +0000

In reply to DIYPETE. Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to building it.

By: DIYPETE

DIYPETE — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 05:12:00 +0000

In reply to Jeremy Lynch. Hey Jeremy, this is a very simple beginner technique for woodworking. My table still looks like the day I built it -- this technique doesn't allow for much if any expansion / contraction and so there is a chance of shifting etc. I live in an area without much humidity and that certainly helps. You could certainly look into floating tenons or dowel techniques that allow breadboard movement if you have a little more advanced woodworking skills. Cheers!

By: Jeremy Lynch

Jeremy Lynch — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:10:00 +0000

I am about to start this table based on your plans. The only thing I haven’t decided on yet is the breadboard ends. You still haven’t had any trouble with the wood moving too much causing splitting, etc? I keep reading comments where people are worried about it, but I don’t know that it’s that much of an issue in all realty… it looks like you built this about three years ago, is it still holding up well?

By: DIYPETE

DIYPETE — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 20:45:00 +0000

In reply to Eric Alan. Hey Eric! Bummer the boards are in such poor condition. You might see if a local lumberyard is able to supply some better boards. Cheers!

By: Eric Alan

Eric Alan — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 04:45:00 +0000

My biggest issue is not being able to find quality pine boards for an inexpensive cost. It seems like all the lowes and home depots around the area only carry very cheap construction grade douglas fir with all the knots missing.

By: Pete Sveen

Pete Sveen — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:50:00 +0000

In reply to Angela Rkrt. This project took about 4 hours to build and a few more for the finishing portion. You could use biscuits to connect the boards or dowels. Cheers