Making A Farmhouse Table Part 2

We are making good progress on our Farmhouse Table, you can see Part 1  here.

Here's a pic of the legs we cut from a headboard and foot board.

We cut the end balls off and the flat part will now be the bottom of the leg.

One of the legs before painting. The legs were cut to 29 inches. There were areas to fill with wood putty where it was attached to the head and foot boards.

We used corner braces to attach the legs to the apron.

View from the other side. 

So here are the legs attached to the apron. I love how chunky the legs are, they measure 4 inches wide at the tops. The side rails are 80 inches by 3 1/2 inches wide. The end rails are 28 inches by 3 1/2 inches. There are a lot of things to think about when you're making a table, will there be enough room for the chairs, comfortable table height, apron width so as not to squish your thighs when sitting down, hoping you don't eat so much that your thighs grow thereby thwarting your carefully measured boards. Yep all sorts of things to think about.

We will be adding cross members and gussets tomorrow. This is going to be one heavy and sturdy table, that's why we are assembling it inside the house. See those chairs behind the table? I picked up six of them at Goodwill for $100, they'll be used with the farmhouse table after some sprucing up. I'll be painting the legs and apron tomorrow on Part 3.
Update....Part 3 HERE

Blessings,

Teresa

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