Farmhouse Entry Table w/ Cross Supports using Half-Lap Joints

[@MrDorf007]

I have seen a lot of these entryway tables being built but I think yours was the best. The cross braces were PERFECT ! Well done !

[@gpetesr]

Your production is great!

[@debbz575]

Beautiful Nick. You are inspirational, please either slow down or provide steps in written detail I love your work you have all the right tools for the job. I love your garage

[@paulmood308]

Nice work. I am also a fan of exposed dowels. Just like the look they give a piece.

[@NicGutierrez]

thanks!

[@richmahar9830]

Great build Nic. Very clean finished project. I'm about to build a similar sofa table for my wife, and after watching this vid I'm going to use dowels for my joinery. Keep it up! *Subscribed

[@markwaters5964]

I am very happy to see you did half-lap joints on the cross supports. First one I have seen on YT to do this.

[@NicGutierrez]

Thanks! A few have mentioned that. I might make a detailed video about it. Or just clip it out and do a voice over.

[@rabwilson6974]

Nice to see someone using a different joinery methode than picket holes! It looks so much better, good job👍👍

[@NicGutierrez]

You are kind. I appreciate it!

[@wooddoofus]

Very nice stuff. I really appreciate the doweling jointery. Seems like some folks are using way too many pocket holes these days. I've done some doweling on my video for a loft bed ladder that I made for my daughter. I love the look of the dowel ends, too.

[@NicGutierrez]

Thanks! I really appreciate it

[@Shlambez]

This design would make a beautiful farmhouse/ harvest table!!

[@loriann8298]

Beautiful. Now I'm gonna try to make myself one. You make it look so easy. Lol love it

[@michaelh7527]

I have started getting into building furniture. It seems intimidating, but its not that hard. It just takes time and patience. Even with high lumber prices, its far cheaper than any furniture store! And the all wood construction is absolutely rock solid.... For me it started when my king size mattress frame broke. I discovered just how cheaply built it was. A new one is expensive. I worked through a sinus infection while building mine. It took working on and off about 3 days. If I weren't sick, about a day. But I am convinced it could support an elephant lol

[@gabegarcia1316]

You make the half laps look so easy, I screwed up some boards earlier bc I have no idea what I’m doing!!

[@NicGutierrez]

haha! Just mark the lines as best as you can on the piece you're working on. Then just sneak up to the line. That t-bevel gauge is a must for these half laps

[@Memento-Mori-2022]

Real good work man, appreciate you sharing, especially the half lap, still trying to get it right, thanks again for your inspiration.

[@NicGutierrez]

Thanks so much!

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[@emilyaurora6790]

No screws!! That’s so awesome. I wish I had that many tools

[@abelmorales4303]

I hope to one day make something of this quality! Great work man! 💯

[@NicGutierrez]

Thanks! You are too kind

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

I like this a lot. Nice design. Nice work.

[@CCSandSonsWorkshop]

Nice project! I am starting on a similar table now, thanks for the inspiration!

[@NicGutierrez]

Thanks! I just subbed to your channel

[@DavidAlvarez-qv2nu]

Beautiful job

[@bobbynieto1114]

I'd like to know how the top was attached. Great looking table!!

[@fedx2185]

Impressed ……. No pocket screws ….

[@austinstephenson9745]

Not sure if you meant to do this but nice syncopy of the base note of the background music and the note the jointer produces at 2:47. They hit on the same pitch and it makes for a very cool effect.

[@NicGutierrez]

That was just luck right there. But let's act like I planned it out.

[@masonryman8183]

Nice work. Videos doesn't show how the top was attached.

[@mycats7321]

I admit I watched this to see how you did the X parts. I keep seeing ones where people cut one of the pieces into 2 and then try to line it up, but I wanted to see how the half-lap was done. Thank you!

[@NicGutierrez]

It's really satisfying when you get everything dialed in for the cuts. The T-Bevel is so helpful when it comes to finding the appropriate angle to cut.

[@mycats7321]

@@NicGutierrez I'm probably going to use one of those quite a bit if I get around to building some kitchen chairs for my best friend.

[@DavidFlores-bt9vt]

Very nice!!!

[@angishiflett4452]

Will you share the full measurements? This is just what my entry needs.

[@jesseningiuk5738]

What is that thing you rigged up on the table saw? Does it keep it straight as you push and pull?

[@NicGutierrez]

My cross-cut sled? Yeah, it's a lot safer to use when cross cutting pieces on the table saw. Or you could use a miter saw to complete the cut.

[@richardturpin5572]

Beautiful design. Do you have planes for this? I would like to make one for my wife.

[@cgpimp1]

If you don't mind me asking how much would you charge for this

[@NicGutierrez]

I only charged $150 for this piece. It was for a neighbor of mine who replaced our shared fence by himself so I made this table as a bit of a favor. I wouldn't take anything less than $300 if it was a normal commission.

[@scotchrysler3007]

Do you have a materials list?

[@Jordanwoodworking]

Is the dowel jig from the big box

[@NicGutierrez]

Jordan woodworking self centering from Harbor Freight! I think it was $10.

[@Random_Things1001]

Is that the delta 36-725? Thinking about getting that table saw. You like?

[@NicGutierrez]

I do like it! Got it off craigslist for $350 new and assembled. The dust collection on it works great and I’ve built a router table into it as well. The built in mobile base is a nice feature too

[@tomas6700]

Do you like the music? Or is it just easier than saying something. Such as describing what you are doing.

[@NicGutierrez]

I do a little of both in my videos I guess. I didn't really have too much of a plan here with this video. Just kind of recorded, edited and uploaded pretty quick. Should I copy the video and narrate over it and upload? or should I just post subtitle scripts to the video? What are your thoughts?

[@ctvwrest]

I think subtitle scripts are fine for most projects, but definitely don't bother going over and redoing. Very nice work brother.

[@woodandwheelz]

@@NicGutierrez I think the subtitle scripts were fine and a voice over would've been fine too. But as shawn n said, definitely don't bother redoing it. The video got right to the point. I honestly didn't like the music choice, but I see others did, but it also didn't take away from the video. I just muted it and enjoyed the build. I think you should do a short video on the half lap joints. When I first started woodworking, eons ago, I was taught to notch the dowels so the glue has somewhere to go. Not all the way to the end so you can see the notch on the exposed finish end, but on the better part of what goes into the hole. Otherwise you're just compressing the glue and possibly creating an air pocket behind the dowel and there isn't much glues actually holding the dowel in. This is just my 2 cents. I was taught this by a carpenter. The premade dowels you used had this in the form of a cork screw pattern. I'm definitely not criticizing the build, I loved it and am going to attempt one myself, I'm just offering a little advice. Creating the notch I'm talking about is easy. In a scrap piece of wood, just drill a hole slightly larger than the dowel and run a nail from the side so that the tip of the nail will scratch or notch the dowel when you pass it through. You can control the depth and length of the notch this way. Again, great build and thank you for sharing. And you got a new subscriber. 😁

[@Stoplurkinbro]

For a hobby piece it’s nice but the fact that you think that is ok to sell to a client is ridiculous. The top and bottom shelf are warped, some of the dowels were not drilled straight , which would make them look more oval ish and it should have been finish sanded. I would have been fired if I built something like that to sell

[@deborahplyler6528]

nice project whats the measurements of the boards you used?

[@NicGutierrez]

I believe I used 2x6 material for everything. The "X" supports were cutoffs from the 2x6's too.

[@gonzalez-valdez8043]

Nice...if I want to add a shelf in the middle how would you go about adding it to the design?

[@NicGutierrez]

Oh, nice idea! Maybe work in some dadoes on the leg assemblies and then you'd be able to slide the shelf in. Make sure to make this cut on the legs before glueing up the base. Depending on which face/edge you dado, you could drill out holes, glue and insert dowels like I did to match the rest of the joinery. Or just butt joint and screw ; )

[@mikes361]

Nice man i always preferred doing wood projects vs. paying for broads and cocaine let the broads come to me building one like this 7' long actually for m dining room NICE~!

[@brandyhawking7908]

I did it myself thanks to Woodglut.

[@xblindfolded]

Did the client also pay for a bowed top because that's what the client got?

[@NicGutierrez]

Yeah, unfortunately it did. But before I delivered I clamped it down until it was flat using cauls and braced it by screwing four pieces of 1"x 1"x11" oak to the under side.

[@xblindfolded]

@@NicGutierrez still a nice design. Maybe next time, joint one edge and square it with the saw then joint the face and plane it after that

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

@@NicGutierrez I saw the cupped top as well, but one thing I considered is that this is pretty much a "farmhouse" design, and not "fine furniture". Farmhouse furnishings were usually built out in the barn, by the farmer himself. Not by a professional carpenter. A few flaws are always part of the "farmhouse charm".