I’m in the process of building our new dining room table. The dining room is pretty long, so Lori wanted a table that was about 12 feet long. It’s tough to come by those (at a price that is budget-friendly), so I decided to make one.
I looked at a lot of different plans and designs. None were exactly what I was looking for (or what I needed), so what I came up with was a hybrid. The one that was the “foundational” design, more or less, was this table on Ana White’s website. Because my table was going to be quite a bit longer, I put an extra leg in the center. I changed a few other details as well.
The base is assembled with a combination of dowels, glue, wood screws, and pocket screws. I used lumber from Lowe’s and added some decorative edges with my router so it won’t look quite so “Farmhouse” style. The base itself is 9 feet and 7 inches long and about 31 inches wide.
The table top will be 11 feet and 11 inches long (roughly) and 35 inches wide. I’ll be edge gluing 7 12-foot 2×6’s together to get (I hope) a nice, smooth surface, and then staining it a dark brown. The base will be painted white.
The table should be able to seat 14 people without much crowding… 12 people with plenty of elbow room.
Looking for a base only for a dining table, we have 8. Classic mahogany chairs that need a home. We will use a solid glass table top.Using the same simple design you have for your table, could you send a price , don’t need finishing or center leg.
We live in Florida , don’t concern yourself with freight costs at this time.
Thanks
Ken LeGere
Hi, Ken. Apologies for the late reply. I’m not currently doing any custom work. Sorry. – Dan