HOW TO BUILD A FARMHOUSE TRESTLE TABLE (DIY)

[@ThirdCoastCraftsman]

Outstanding job bud! Doesn’t get much more rewarding than that!

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you! Couldn’t have done it without your awesome plans! I love your videos and just built your workshop bench as well! Keep it up and thank you so much for your comment!!

[@juniorcastiel952]

i know I'm kind of off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch new series online ?

[@santiagocolt2574]

@Junior Castiel Lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it on google :)

[@khalillayton110]

@Junior Castiel try FlixZone. Just google for it =)

[@kasecastiel5826]

@Khalil Layton Definitely, I have been watching on FlixZone for since april myself =)

[@fremontwoodworks]

You did a great job !!! Beautiful

[@garyK.45ACP]

Amazing work. That will be a family heirloom for generations! You're right about clamps. I have dozens. I buy them at garage and estate sales (best prices) and never pass them up when I find them. Even if it is only 1 or 2 clamps. Big, small...any. My wife once asked "How many clamps do you need?" I answered: "All of them"

[@thomasnorthcastle4130]

This BY FAR is the best farmhouse table built on KZbin!!!

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you very much! More to come very soon!

[@richmahar9830]

Wow. Amazing work.

[@billcornejo758]

Great talent , and skill well done👍😫

[@Carl-v6p]

Very impressive, I've watched a lot of videos on building Tressel tables & your build is right at the top. Old school craftsmanship

[@w.alexedmonds8287]

Nice work!

[@abdelmjidbajeddi6492]

Thanks Nice to watch again this video . Is my dream table 100/100

[@thumperman8490]

Considering the wood was scrap, this is a really great build. Recycling is wonderful!

[@SwearingenTurnings]

@thirdcoastcraftsman sells them for about $10. I bought them and built it, too. I recommend them.

[@gilly2571]

Great work!!! Also nice job with the chisels.

[@FloridaChickenMama]

Simply amazing!

[@largefarva4712]

Fine work sir.

[@ErikHovedskou77]

Nice build 👌

[@AlanSextonVT]

Nice workmanship, that's beautiful.

[@bensworkshop4195]

Alan Sexton thank you!

[@ube2slow]

Impressive, great job sir.

[@robertwright4513]

Awesome work

[@JosephQPublic]

I really like the table! It’s extremely elaborate and not something I could do with my current garage/workshop. One day I’ll try to tackle this! If I could offer some constructive criticism - your explanation is on point, but maybe you could talk to us as if we, the audience, are your friends. Your narration sounds like you’re giving a presentation at school. I hope you’re able to let loose a little and bring your personality into it. I have nothing but great things to say about your video and your awesome table! Thank you for sharing!

[@bensworkshop4195]

Joe Public I greatly appreciate your feedback and I totally agree. I took a compilation of videos just to put this narration together and was focusing on really trying to get a good explanation. But I will work on less of a presentation and more talking to my audience! Thank you again!

[@birdsnest7883]

Love to see how you can make a Farmhouse round table

[@cadencefarm7005]

Amazing skill! Thank you for sharing!

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thanks for your comment! More content coming soon!

[@DavidBoston-rx2yi]

Amazing job!!! Wow….

[@robertwagner4375]

Well done.

[@brigetteanderson-atkins1128]

Great job!

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you very much!

[@karstenlonghurst]

Do you have plans available for this table? Awesome work!!

[@Vitas_1214]

amazing work

[@jeffmoore9113]

How does the glue/sawdust mixture hold up with seasonal wood movement? Clever idea, I have too much of a gap with my breadboard ends, I'll try this method. Also, roughly how much space do you have from the end of the tabletop to the base (for people sitting at ends of table)? I currently have 9" in my tabletop but I can already envision bruised knees from a protruding tusked mortise/tenon.

[@bensworkshop4195]

The space between the table top edge and the legs of the table were approximately 12”-14” which allowed for plenty of space for someone to pull their chair under the overhang without hitting knees. Also the saw dust and glue has held up very well so far even with the 1/4” of contracting my table has done this winter. Thanks for the comment!

[@jerrybrown1446]

Where did you get that giant Peewee Herman chisel? I need one of those!

[@michelleginsburg8289]

Thanks for the great video! Can you please share what the final tabletop dimensions are?

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you! The final dimensions were 7’ long x 38” wide.

[@jackfrost9190]

Very nice

[@Karakiorcas]

Great pic 👍 Keep it up

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you! Will do

[@easyfishing9152]

I trying to build same table but easy way I don't have all the tools or time But it looks perfect, May be when I get more experience and better tools I will do it

[@brandonbertrand2787]

Going through glueing all of that, man even if the table didn't come together you deserve a like! I couldn't tell from the video is you drawbore the dowels or just go straight through?

[@bensworkshop4195]

It was a project all its own to to glue up everything indeed! Thank you Brandon! And the holes for the dowels go all the way through and the dowels are sanded down to be flush with the top and bottoms of the bread board ends

[@tonywilkins7378]

There are some places in putting dowels through that you could have benefited from draw boring. I wouldn’t suggest alternating the rings on the top either.

[@myevilbanana]

I made this exact table by the plans from Third Coast Craftsman. Your joinery is way tighter then mine were. I need alot more practice. Was wondering if you've seen much movement with the breadboard ends and how it has affected the wood filler you added? I used air dried lumber and get a little more the 1/2" of movement from summer to winter. Really nice build

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you for your comment! And yes from summer when I built it I have gotten about 1/8” that shrunk to present time in winter.

[@jasonshumake777]

Did you not make the outside of the bread board holes oblonged for expansion

[@rickmars8581]

Table looks great. I really like the trestle build. However, I have a couple of concerns. First, I have found that alternating the growth rings in a glue up can eventually lead to a wave distortion as each board dries and pulls in the opposite direction. Hopefully, with the narrow boards you used this won't be very noticeable. Second, how does your breadboard allow for tabletop movement when you attached it with 5 glued in dowels? There are more reliable and time tested methods that would allow for movement and prevent eventual cracking. Still, great job. Let us know how the top holds up over time.

[@bensworkshop4195]

Thank you Rick! I actually elongated the holes off camera before attaching the breadboard ends to allow for dowel movement and during this cold winter the table has already shrunk and so far no cracking anywhere but I will see once summer comes back around. I also only glued the very tops of the dowels to keep them in place overtime but they are not glued all the way through. Only about 1/4” of them is glued to the breadboard end itself.

[@scottrobertson9788]

Looks incredible! Inspiring work! Was there a reason not to glue in the dowels you used on the leg braces? Thanks for posting!

[@bensworkshop4195]

Yes, if I were to glue the dowels it could possibly contribute to the table cracking when it expands and contracts. So far a couple years after this build and it still has not cracked anywhere but it expands and contracts about 1/4” every season

[@scottrobertson9788]

Nice one, thanks for the reply! Table really looks incredible, awesome work! Do you remember approximately how much longer the top was than the base? Like how much overhang you had on each end? I’m trying to make a similar piece and I’m struggling with that part of the design. Cheers for posting, so great to watch!

[@dannyspring5146]

WOW, very nice work no doubt. Only thing is, he started out with dark hair & before he finished he was grey headed 🤭🤭. Just kidding, incredible workmanship. I don’t think I have the patience he’s got. Great job there boss.

[@ArmyMedic]

What are the lengths on your cuts?

[@Btrembz54]

Ben this is such an amazing build!! Do you have the blueprint / dimensions of the pieces used? Looking to build a similar table.

[@lungrenthe5430]

i do like it

[@ataudio367]

very good)

[@alfonsozamora4390]

Ben, today y date is May 2024 How much will cost to buy a trestle table like you had made? Alfonso

[@brianhansen2051]

Fantastic Job dude! I'm working on the exact same build right now using Chris' plans at third coast craftsman. I have 2 Question for you: 1) I see you went with 90 degree Mortise and Tenons on the Knee braces. Was this alot easier than using the 45 degree ones that Chris uses? and 2) how long did your build take? Cheers bro. again fantastic job.

[@bensworkshop4195]

Yes I went with 90 degree mortises because I didn’t see the point in making the angled 45 and having to take even longer guessing and checking at carving out a 45 mortise. I didn’t track my hours on this project unfortunately but considering I had way more pieces to glue up for every section of the table, the glue up and prep for glue took around 20-25 hours alone. In all I’d say the table entirety took At least 125+ hours.

[@brianhansen2051]

@@bensworkshop4195 thanks for your reply! yeah it’s been slow going for me. What took you longer, the base or the table top? I just finished the table top and it took FOREVER

[@bensworkshop4195]

The trestle legs were what took the longest considering that there was a total of 22 mortise and tenon joints to cut. It’s very satisfying in the end fitting everything together nice and tight though so it was very much worth it!

[@randalldickey1124]

Are the plans available to purchase for the trestle table

[@bensworkshop4195]

Yes, ThirdCoastCraftsman actually came up with the design of this specific build and he has plans on his website you can purchase. Link in my description

[@ananddesai1826]

Can you please give me the dimensions and angles for table legs

[@johnyassouw]

Wouldn't it be better to make a decent workbench first .and also on height. See you also gluing on your machines together

[@АндрейАлексанов-о8э]

why use a chisel when you can use a milling cutter

[@johnbuell8035]

08:00 “…just to show that you don’t need large equipment to do all this, you can just use simple hand tools…” - having used a table saw, a jointer, a mitre saw, a circular saw and a band saw… How utterly ridiculous.

[@pierluigicolotto9570]

Woodglut has very good designs and plans.

[@ЕвгенийСиницин-ч3ш]

Мо ло дец

[@thumperman8490]

I used to have bunches of flowers, now I can have 'a bunch of lines,' oh the joy of American English! Yuk!

[@pierluigicolotto9570]

I prefer to build with Woodglut plans.