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Craft Your Signature Table
Turn raw ash and walnut into a stunning round dining table with precision tools and expert tips.
Building a custom dining table is more than just a project - it's a statement of craftsmanship and design. For professional woodworkers, it presents an opportunity to showcase precision, creativity, and mastery over materials. This guide focuses on leveraging the capabilities of Festool tools to streamline your workflow, enhance accuracy, and maintain high standards of quality, even in compact shop environments!
From selecting premium hardwoods to executing joinery with exacting tolerances, each build phase is approached to produce a functional showpiece that reflects your skill and aesthetic. Whether you're refining your process or exploring new techniques, this guide walks through every critical step - from material selection and layout to final finishing - ensuring your finished table is both structurally sound and visually striking.
From selecting premium hardwoods to executing joinery with exacting tolerances, each build phase is approached to produce a functional showpiece that reflects your skill and aesthetic. Whether you're refining your process or exploring new techniques, this guide walks through every critical step - from material selection and layout to final finishing - ensuring your finished table is both structurally sound and visually striking.
Skill Level: This project is best suited for those with an intermediate level of woodworking experience. Comfort and familiarity with power tools and woodworking techniques are essential.
Materials Needed:
- Ash - Approximately 50 board feet of 8/4 ash in varying widths for a 60" round tabletop
- Walnut - Approximately 50 board feet of walnut for the legs and base attachment frame. The legs are crafted from 3"x5" solid walnut, and the base frame from 3/4"x4" walnut.
Planning out the dining table design
Brent using a track saw
Checking out the grain of table top
Brent using the CSC SYS 50
Brent gluing up the table bottom
Brent putting table legs together
Brent using a router to cut out the table top
Brent sanding table top finish
Putting table legs together and prepping top
Finished table
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Tips and Tricks to Consider:
- For optimal dust extraction, utilize the larger 36 mm hose instead of the 27 mm.
- Harness the power of the chip collect on the OF 1010, OF 1400, or OF 2200 while routing along the edge of the material, and you'll capture 90% of the dust - transforming your workspace into a cleaner, more efficient area!
- Utilize the MFT/3 in conjunction with the Clamping elements to provide clamping pressure during glue-ups.
- A key principle to remember when using track saws that the material beneath the guide rail is the part you want to keep. This understanding eliminates any confusion about the blade kerf and ensures accurate cuts every time.
Tools used in this project
To bring this project to life, Brent used various Festool products along with some additional hand tools.
