Latest revision as of 02:14, 21 July 2025

Mom wants a dining room table built. She has some American Chestnut wood from either her Grandfather or Great Grandfather already cut into rough lumber. We need to design a table and a base (or choose a base) and put it together for her. The lumber is "rough" and will need to be milled to appropriate dimensions.

The Table needs to be big enough to seat 8 people if possible. The issue with that is going to be space. Her dining room is not huge, but a table that can seat 4 on a side and it "sort of a rounded square" might work.

• 500 in Materials to make a $6000 Table

Thinking about the Table that Mom wants us to build

Finger Joint Bits

• How to Make Finger Joints: Finger Joint Router Bits!
• Using the Finger Joint Bit
• Woodworking: Finger Joint Router Bit - Single Setup!!
• Torquata Finger Joint Bit - Setup : The Router Bits - Creating Finger Joints with your Router - I suspect the setup discussed here works for ANY Finger Joint Bit.

Gothic Trestle Table

• YouTube Video of build overview

Hidden Sliding Dove Tails

• The table that fought back - Sliding Dove Tail Base is below.
• The strongest wood joint you've never heard of

Tools

• Custom Panel Clamps