Wife Wanted A Country Table

[hunterridgefarm]

My wife has been wanting a country barn wood type dinning room table. We had been looking at antique shops for several years and unable to find anything she liked and "new", on sale, tables were $1000.00. We bought unfinished chairs last year and I finished them a couple of months ago so it was time to make a decision on the table.

I have been working with wood since I was 12 years old. I have a lot of equipment stored at my Dads garage and just need to get my workshop built. However she wanted a table now So I go to her dads old home place that we now own and get some 100 year old pine floor boards for the top and found some old porch post in the barn for the legs. So with a hand plane, miter saw, and sander I made the table below.

My biggest problem was not to make it perfect. I am used to making Queen Anne type furniture so the antique look was a little challenge. I may post some pictures later of those projects.

The table has the square nail holes and some dents, saw marks, etc. and she loves it.:thumbsup: So thats all that matters

Total cost $70.00...plywood to attached the boards to, stain, and poly.
Wifes approval...priceless:laughing:

I guess I need to set the date on my camera...it says 2004 but I just made it and took the picture 1/08/12:confused3:

David

 

[GolfAddict]

Wow, excellent job - and with hand tools!

Wifes approval...priceless:laughing:

David

Yep, that's the bottom line isn't it...:thumbsup:

 

[RoyJackson]

That looks very nice....great job!

 

[jmurray01]

Wow - You are talented!

 

[Bird]

Very good. But tell me about that with the hand crank in the background of the second picture.

 

[EddieWalker]

Good Job. Nobody would know any different if you told them you picked it up at an antique store.

Eddie

 

[jmurray01]

Good Job. Nobody would know any different if you told them you picked it up at an antique store.

Eddie

I can vouch for that, as before I'd fully read your thread, I thought you had bought it from an antique store! :thumbsup:

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Very good. But tell me about that with the hand crank in the background of the second picture.

Bird,

That is an old Lard and Fruit Press. My wife and I both love old antiques. Some friends gave this to us and we thought it was an old cider press. Did some research and it is a lard and fruit press, some people used it for a sausage press. I have seen them priced from $90-$250.00. But that was the press only. This one has the bench with it so it should sale for more.
Of course I have not told the friends that gave it to us that:laughing:

 

[jmurray01]

Bird,

That is an old Lard and Fruit Press. My wife and I both love old antiques. Some friends gave this to us and we thought it was an old cider press. Did some research and it is a lard and fruit press, some people used it for a sausage press. I have seen them priced from $90-$250.00. But that was the press only. This one has the bench with it so it should sale for more.
Of course I have not told the friends that gave it to us that:laughing:

Of course :laughing:

They may want it back if you did!

 

[SandburRanch]

My biggest problem was not to make it perfect. I am used to making Queen Anne type furniture so the antique look was a little challenge.



David

Man OH Man you took it right to the limit but knew just where to stop.

Great work.:thumbsup: