Build a hayrake table this Fall
Aug 21, 2012
A big, beefy table that features timber frame-style construction.
I’m excited to be teaching a class on building a hayrake table this fall at Connecticut School of Woodworking (www.schoolofwoodworking.com). It’s timber frame-style joinery makes it feel like you’re building a barn instead of a dining table. The table is a classic English arts and crafts design and it compliments American styles well. The lower stretcher is really the key to the look of the table and provides the biggest construction challenge, but we’ll break it down step by step over the 8-week class.
If you can’t make the class you can check out the May 2012 issue of Fine Woodworking and the Video Workshop series on FW.com for all the info you need to build it on your own.
Give it a try!
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A big, beefy table that features timber frame-style construction.
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The trick is to tackle the stretcher one joint at a time.
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It's a great feeling when it finally comes together!
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Draw-bore joinery makes for a rock-solid glue-up with out clamps.
Comments
I would like to try this as a tall table with high chairs. I like the way it leaves foot room on all sides. great job!
boardbanger- I'm sure that would work out fine. It's a versatile design. I've built it as a writing desk and I've seen hayrake entry tables as well.
Good luck, Mike
Being based in the UK, I obviously won't be making it to any classes. My wife has, however picked this design as our new dining table to go in the newly built extension to our house. I will also be building two of the Shaker chimney cupboards too. I'm very excited about these builds and can't wait to get started.
My wife and I love the base of this table but we do want/need an expandable top. We believe that simply cutting the top in two will detract from the design considerably but think that incorporating breadboard ends to top and the inserts will resolve this dilemma. Wondering if you or any of your readers/students have done anything such as this that could be shared. Also, considering using cherry in lieu of QSWO. BTW, both my wife and I love your new book, you can say it brought us, OK me mostly back into reality in regard to why and how I became fascinated with woodworking... Thank you!
Mikeyb1276: Google Dutch Pullout table... it shows a clever way to incorporate self storing leaves that have breadboard ends to a table design such as this Arts & Crafts Hayrake table... There is an article in an older issue of FW by Tage Frid that describes making this expandable top
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