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Dining Room Table Base

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.

Dining Room Table Base

2 Comments

  1. Ken LeGere says:

    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

    1. Dan says:

      Hi, Ken. Apologies for the late reply. I’m not currently doing any custom work. Sorry. – Dan

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