Before you start building your table, take a look at the procedures, the materials list, and the cutting diagrams. You’ll see that most parts of the base are double thickness. This makes the table stronger, and helps with the traditional farmhouse look. But, it allows you to still build everything from standard 19mm boards. This also allows you use Kreg pocket-hole joinery and then hide the pocket holes on the base. This also means that you’ll make multiples of many pieces, but only drill pocket holes in some of them. This will be easy to understand as you go through the procedures. Knowing all if this before you start makes it easier to understand the materials list.
Set your miter saw to a 5° miter angle, and then cut eight Legs to length from 19mm x 89mm boards, making sure to cut the ends at parallel 5° angles, as shown in the cut diagram. Later, these eight pieces will get glued together to form four thick legs. Because you are making multiple identical parts, it’s critical that all like pieces end up the exact same length. The best way to do that for the Legs, as well as for the other parts of the project, is to use some type of a stop system on your miter saw, as explained in the how-to video below.
Cut four Short Rails to length from 19mm x 89mm boards as shown in the cut diagram. The ends of these pieces are cut at 5°, as well, but this time make sure that you cut them so that the angles are opposing, as shown, instead of parallel. You can set two of the Short Rails aside. They won’t need pocket holes. For the other two, set your Kreg Jig for 19mm-thick material (the setting you’ll use throughout this project, and then drill pocket holes where shown. You’ll drill holes at the ends on one face. Then flip the pieces over and drill holes along the shorter edge. Later, these will be used to attach the table top.
Now you can cut four End Stretchers to length from 19mm x 89mm boards as shown in the cut diagram. Again, these have opposing 5° angles on the ends. Set two of the End Stretchers aside, and then drill pocket holes at the ends of the other two, as shown. There are no pocket holes on the other face of these pieces.
Gather the short Rails and End Stretchers that have pocket holes, and four of the Legs. Position two Legs against one Short Rail, as shown. The pocket holes at the ends of the Short Rail should face up. Attach the Short Rail to the Legs using glue and 32mm fine-thread Kreg screws. We chose fine-thread screws for our alder hardwood. You can find more about choosing screws in the how-to video below. Clamp the pieces during assembly to keep the joints flush. Next, position the End Stretcher as shown, apply glue to the ends, and then secure it using pocket-hole screws. Repeat this process to assemble the other end. Sand the faces of both assemblies smooth, making sure that the joint areas are flush.
Cut two Long Rails to length from 19mm x 89mm boards, as shown in the cut diagram. Then drill pocket holes at the locations shown. Sand the faces smooth.
Cut one Center Rail to length from a 19mm x 89mm board, as shown in the cut diagram. Drill pocket holes at the locations shown. Sand the faces smooth.
Cut two Center Stretchers to length from 19mm x 89mm boards, as shown in the cutting diagram. Set one aside for now. Then drill pocket holes where shown in the second one.
Cut four Angle Stretchers to length from 19mm x 64mm boards so that the ends have opposing 45° angles, as shown in the cutting diagram. Set two of the Angle Stretchers aside for now. Then drill pocket holes at the ends of the other two, as shown.
Cut five Top boards to length from 19mm x 184mm boards, as shown in the cut diagram. Drill pocket holes in four of the boards, as shown.