Farmhouse / Harvest Table

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   For our new house, my wife really wants a farmhouse / harvest table.  I know we have some great wood workers on here.  Have any of you built one?  Have any suggestions or plans?  She really wants true reclaimed wood, at least for the top.  It looks like we've found a pretty cool source here locally that sells the oak planks out of truck trailers.
 http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/mat/5134872413.html 

We feel like that would work well for the top.  Our oldest is in his second year of wood shop, so this could potentially become his project for the year that he could enter in the annual competition.  We are a little limited at the moment for tools, but have most of the typical hand tools and portable power tools.

Anyhow, thoughts and ideas would be much appreciated.

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Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Farmhouse / Harvest Table Posted: August-04-2015 at 11:07am
	For our new house, my wife really wants a farmhouse / harvest table. I know we have some great wood workers on here. Have any of you built one? Have any suggestions or plans? She really wants true reclaimed wood, at least for the top. It looks like we've found a pretty cool source here locally that sells the oak planks out of truck trailers. http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/mat/5134872413.html We feel like that would work well for the top. Our oldest is in his second year of wood shop, so this could potentially become his project for the year that he could enter in the annual competition. We are a little limited at the moment for tools, but have most of the typical hand tools and portable power tools. Anyhow, thoughts and ideas would be much appreciated.

BuffaloBFN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: June-24-2007 Location: Gainesville,GA Status: Offline Points: 6094	Post Options Post Reply Quote BuffaloBFN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-06-2015 at 9:51am
	Pete posted his nice work on a similar project recently.
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Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-06-2015 at 2:12pm
	I'll have to search for that. Thanks!

juniorwoody Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-09-2011 Location: Oak Hill, Fl Status: Offline Points: 937	Post Options Post Reply Quote juniorwoody Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-06-2015 at 2:26pm
	Have you tried looking at the projects on Anna White. I think you may find a harvest table there and a good starter project for your son. Could perhaps substitute lumber of your choice.
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Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-06-2015 at 4:08pm
	Nope...I'll look there, too.

8122pbrainard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045	Post Options Post Reply Quote 8122pbrainard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-09-2015 at 8:42pm
	Andy, The pictures are towards the end of "woodworkin show and tell" Since I took the pictures, I have applied 4 coats of tung oil and that gave it a slight red/orange glow.
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Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-10-2015 at 1:24pm
	Awesome, thanks! How did you join the wood for the top?

8122pbrainard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045	Post Options Post Reply Quote 8122pbrainard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-10-2015 at 8:49pm
	Andy, The top is all biscuits. The field boards edge to edge and then the field boards ends to the boarder. All with polyurethane glue. I did purchase the extension slides for the leaves.
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Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-12-2015 at 6:05pm
	OK. Our son talked to his wood shop teacher already and the teacher is good with him doing it at school and it being entered in the competition. My wife has a few designs picked out that she likes and she's going to give them to him, so he can choose which one he goes with.

Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August-25-2015 at 5:02pm
	We're leaning towards getting the truck trailer wood. I would think with a light planing or sanding on all 4 sides, we would get a nice look with lots of character. Thoughts? Take a look at the link and a couple project pictures they show. CL ad with wood

Okie Boarder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: August-31-2009 Location: OK Status: Offline Points: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Okie Boarder Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September-29-2015 at 7:40pm
	The project is set and our son is planning it out. He has picked a design out of the ideas my wife likes. He is planning to do the top with the truck trailer wood, edged with a full picture frame look of another wood...he is leaning towards cherry or maybe an exotic. He's planning to have the corners of the top mitre cut at 45* to surround the middle boards. We're looking forward to seeing how it turns out...should be a great project for him. We'll probably be getting the reclaimed wood soon, and the rest will be ordered through his wood shop teacher.

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