NOTE: Turn on closed captions for step-by-step instructions. This is how I made a farmhouse-style table with draw-bore pinned breadboard ends. For more frequent updates, follow me on Instagram: / robertjkeller Music by Joakim Karud
The biscuits aren't actually there for strength at all. They are just there for alignment to make the glueup easier. Just wood glue by itself is more than strong enough for the table top.
So glad to see how you made the breadboard. Came to see that and stayed for the entire video. Never going to pay for the Domino cutter. Great video, right to the point and the CC actually make it easier to follow.
I watched many videos on how to make a farmhouse table with breadboard ends. Yours is absolutely the most informative, coupled with your reply to some of the comments. Thank you so much. I love the method for the loose tenons. Again, thank you for sharing !!
They make special screws for the legs that are wood thread on one end and machine thread on the other so you don't unscrew them from the leg. Makes for a longer lasting leg connection. Nice build!
Truly awesome! The price of the Domino is just highway robbery! Ridiculous! Just out of line. So happy to see truly amazing piece come from not using one! Very classy piece! Subscribed!
This video is awesome! But I have so many questions! I know the way you attach the breadboards is to allow for wood movement but not sure I get the process. Only glue the middle one tight and not the other? Also what type of wood did you use for the base? Great job, keep it up!
Thanks for the kind words man, much appreciated! I do not have plans for the table, but you can DM me on instagram if you have any questions or need help with anything (@robertjkeller).
I've been struggling with the idea of getting a Domino. It would make my workflow so much faster, but at what cost? You've inspired me to try using my router and some jigs to see if that is remarkably faster than traditional M&Ts. Excellent build, beautiful work! Built like a brick shit-house. This is a real heirloom piece.
Thanks dude! Check out Jay Bates' router mortising jig. It's adjustable and more suited for repeat work, it that's what you'll be using it for. Good luck!
Did you let the tenons glue dry in the tabletop before attaching the edge and driving in the pins? Else it would pull the tenons out, surely. Also how much deeper were the mortises in the edge, compared to the protruding tenons, to allow the edge to pull up against the main tabletop?
This table arrived well packaged and on time. ru-vid.comUgkxn94T8Mu1iMnsLCMNOI9srXSsLkI4JXKW Like another reviewer advised, I pulled everything out and made sure everything was included (everything was!). I built it alone and it took me about an hour. The color is great and for the price the lift part works well. As others have mentioned, it’s not the smoothest opening/closing, but it works. The screws do show, but I plan to order white sticker covers if that bothers us too much. Really happy with this table! UPDATE: it’s been over a year since we got this coffee table and we still love it! It gets HEAVY use as our dining table, foot rest, and school desk. Over time, the opening and closing mechanism has gotten smoother. I added a new photo with the white screw cover stickers. They blend in perfectly and make it look a little cleaner. 100% recommend!!!
Nice build. To allow for seasonal movement and therefore variation in the width of the main slab, did you make the breadboards wider than the slab to start, or did you make them flush with the slab when glued up, figuring any seasonal discrepancy would be minimal? If you made the breadboards wider than slab, by how much? Thanks.
Great job!... Curious as to the router bit you used to cut in mortices in table and breadboard...? What's the size and length? And how deep were you able to get your tenons? Thanks in advance!
Thanks! Sadly, I don't remember the dimensions. I know I used a regular straight cut router bit. An upcut spiral bit would most likely work better. The depth was probably between an inch and 2 inches.. I was limited by the small plunge capability of my palm router, but it seemed to be plenty strong when assembled. Hope that helps.
Very nice table, you make it look so easy! Just wondering what kind of oil did you use to seal it at the end and what did you use to fill in the hole in the table ?
It is so the pins can move left/right as the table top expands and contracts due to changes in humidity. Without that slot, the table top would be ridgidly connected to the breadboard, and it wouldn't be able to expand/contract properly, so it would eventually crack. Hope that makes sense.
The mortise and tenon joints are used to allow for seasonal movement of the wood and to help support the weight of the breadboard. Gluing the ends could cause cracks or warping in time.
They are bar clamps from Harbor Freight. I would not recommend them. Two of them broke during this glue up, which is why you see different clamps in the next part.
Thanks... I guess. The pins don't go all the way through because the client didn't want them visible. So they go up from the bottom of the table and through the tenons, but not out the top.
Dude your table turn out awesome but what is the reason for waste this much woodglue? You could spend more money for glue when you wouldn't waste that much. But at the end I love you table 💪🏼
