Rustic dining room table

[Adam]

This is my first project using me kreg. This is now my favorite tool in my garage. 

[Adam]

ok here is the photo. hope it loads. I still need to stain everything and lug it into the house to put together.

[Jennifer]

Hi Adam!  I'm so excited to see this post. I'm starting a very similar project today.  All of my wood is sitting in my living room acclimating to the house temperature.  :)  Very excited to get started.  What kind of wood did you use?  Is that hemlock?  Also, I can't see the edges of your boards, is that 1x or 2x lumber?  I bought 2x8 boards for the top of my table...  I'm hoping they join together well with the Kreg Jig!  I've never joined 2x lumber (to form a flat tabletop surface) before, just 1x...  Would love your thoughts!

[Adam]

The wood is just pine 2x12's and 2x6's on the ends. The kreg worked great. I just made sure to clamp everything down on a good flat surface when I put the screws in. I've actually got it stained but am out of town and can't post the picture

Jennifer said:

Hi Adam!  I'm so excited to see this post. I'm starting a very similar project today.  All of my wood is sitting in my living room acclimating to the house temperature.  :)  Very excited to get started.  What kind of wood did you use?  Is that hemlock?  Also, I can't see the edges of your boards, is that 1x or 2x lumber?  I bought 2x8 boards for the top of my table...  I'm hoping they join together well with the Kreg Jig!  I've never joined 2x lumber (to form a flat tabletop surface) before, just 1x...  Would love your thoughts!

[Mack]

I'm planning on build the same thing in a few months.  I was also thinking of 2"x8" rustic timber.  What settings did you use on your jig?  Did you plain the sidesof the boards to make them flush? 

[Adam]

I used the 1 1/2 inch setting for the 2x lumber. I didn't plane anything out. I wanted it to look pretty rustic. I sanded everything to 220 grit and distressed it by smacking a screw with a hammer, the hammer itsself and me pocket knife. It turned out great. I'll post the finished pictures in a couple of days. Good luck and have fun with it. 

Mack said:

I'm planning on build the same thing in a few months.  I was also thinking of 2"x8" rustic timber.  What settings did you use on your jig?  Did you plain the sidesof the boards to make them flush? 

[Adam]

I've stained the table in dark walnut.