Parsons Rustic Dining Room Table
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4 November 2013 at 9:46 pm #20840
Mexiquite
ParticipantHowdy! Greetings from San Antonio Texas. I’ve started making a Parsons style dining room table and need some advice. I’m using 2″ x 6″ x 60″ red oak.
Question: Will glue be enough to hold the boards together or will I need to do something else? I’ve attached pictures of the project I’m trying to imitate and of the boards I’m using.
4 November 2013 at 10:37 pm #20850ejpotter
ParticipantThose boards have a lot of beautiful character. It’s going to be a lovely table. Assuming the tabletop boards are well-jointed, glue will be completely sufficient for holding the boards together. With the glue properly spread, long-grain to long-grain edge joints are stronger than the internal wood fiber adhesion. Watch the coffee table episode where Paul glues up the tabletop panel.
Just moved to NE Ohio
4 November 2013 at 10:57 pm #20854Justjoe
ParticipantLiking the use of salvaged wood 🙂
Lincolnshire, England
www.joesleightwoodworker.co.uk4 November 2013 at 11:02 pm #20855Mark Armstrong
ParticipantLike Eric says above with todays glues and along the grain very strong using rubbed glue joint.
If you want to add extra strength you could also put a tongue about 1″ wide x 3/8″ thick to go into grooves on boards. Stop the tongue a few inches from end unless you want to show tongue as a feature.Dagenham, Essex, England
5 November 2013 at 12:56 am #20862Greg Merritt
ParticipantYep, glue will do it. Tongue will work too. You also add a few dutchman as accents as well. They will draw the joint together and hold it there.
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12 November 2013 at 4:36 am #21303Mexiquite
ParticipantI’ve glued it together and seems to be holding really well. Legs are next, then the cut out for the leg to fit, and finally the mortis and tenon skirt.
12 November 2013 at 4:39 am #21305Mexiquite
Participant2 February 2014 at 7:19 pm #27076Mexiquite
ParticipantI’ve got the skirt and legs done and glued up. I’m surprised at how solid it is.
EDIT: For some reason the pictures are all flipped when they get posted. Oh well.
2 February 2014 at 7:26 pm #27083Greg Merritt
ParticipantThats going to be a very nice table Mexiquite.
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6 February 2014 at 5:13 pm #27351Mexiquite
ParticipantTop on and new final preparations for sealant. After a little research I settled on Vermont Natural Coatings POLYWHEY. Will let you know how it goes.
6 February 2014 at 5:20 pm #27354ejpotter
ParticipantNice job, indeed.
Just moved to NE Ohio
6 February 2014 at 5:32 pm #27355Greg Merritt
ParticipantLooking really good! Nice work.
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11 February 2014 at 12:59 pm #27663Brett aka Pheasantww
ParticipantVery nice table Mexiquite. Where do you get your “reclaimed” wood? Local dump? construction sites? I would love to do some work using wood destined for the landfill…
Located in Honeoye Falls NY USA. The Finger Lakes region of Western NY.
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11 February 2014 at 5:10 pm #27676Mexiquite
Participant@pheasantww I bought the wood from a oil rig company that 2 extra pallets of oak that had been sitting out in the crazy Texas weather for a year or so.
Tell you what, this project has been tough since I’m not working with square boards since they are all warped and I can’t square them since I don’t want to remove the weathered part. However, this one is more fun than the chest of drawers I made.
11 February 2014 at 5:41 pm #27679David Gill
ParticipantLooking forward to seeing the finished table. Nice job Mexiquite
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