Plans on How to Build a Farm Table Bench

Farm tables are typically rustic and worn with use from family gatherings. Build a bench for additional seating for your farm table. A farm table bench should be simple in construction and made from thick, warm-toned wood such as cedar or walnut. The bench consists of a seat, legs and center support. Give the bench a clear finish to allow the warmth of the wood and simple design to come through. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Stand the two 2-by-12-by-16-inch boards upright on a work surface, parallel to each other and 56 inches apart. These are the legs.

2

Lay the 2-by-12-by-60-inch board on top of the legs, with its ends flush with the top of the leg boards. This is the seat.

3

Drive four evenly spaced flush-trim wood screws through the top of the seat into the end of each of the legs using a screw gun.

4

Turn the bench over so the legs stick up, and center the 2-by-4-by-56-inch board between the legs with the 2-inch side against the underside of the seat. This is the center support.

5

Drive two evenly spaced flush trim wood screws through the outside of the legs into each end of the center support.

6

Apply wood glue to one end of enough wood plugs to fill each screw hole. Insert a plug into each screw hole with the glue end in. Allow the glue to dry.

7

Sand the wood plugs flush with the surface of the wood using a fine-grit sanding block.

8

Apply a clear coat finish to the bench. Allow the finish to dry.