The Table That Started Everything

Five years ago Katie (my wife and co-owner of our furniture company) and I built our first table together during lockdown… It wasn’t perfect, but it was the start of everything. Since then we’ve launched our furniture business, built pieces for so many other people, got married, and had two kids… and also sold that very same old rustic dining table that started it all. So after five years… it was finally our turn to build us a new one! But Katie, hasn’t even seen the plans let alone seen this new table in person! I hope she likes it 🤞🏻 If you’re new here - I build solid wood furniture that’s made to last, and share the stories behind it. Proper craft, good energy, and builds that actually mean something. If you enjoy fun and thoughtful furniture builds, honest mistakes, and seeing what really goes into making solid wood furniture, you might want to stick around. Cheers ragamuffins! For any BUILD PLANS, GUIDES and HELP on setting up your MAKER BUSINESS and growing your SOCIAL MEDIA, find all you need on my website www.monkeyboysworkshop.com Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C ‘Monkeys Brew’ link - https://www.rubiomonocoat.co.uk/products/oil-plus-2c?variant=44037550374954 Marking Knife made by fellow maker Bryn - https://www.instagram.com/markhamjonespens?igsh=ZjVhY3VlN2dkYTI4 *This video contains music from Shutterstock, licensed by Splice video editing app. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Back Story 02:04 Orientation 03:41 Table Top Glue Up 05:24 Starting The Base 09:07 Table Top Details 09:44 Cross Lap Cuts on Aprons 10:45 Starting the Stretchers 11:29 Glueing the Base PART 1 11:56 The Why, Trimming & Shaping 12:47 Glueing the Base PART 2 14:40 Making the Braces/Supports 16:00 Confession Time 16:47 Final Details 18:10 Applying Special Finish 19:15 Attaching The Legs 19:45 About The Last Five Years 21:10 Katie Seeing the Table for the First Time 21:18 The Five Years Table Reveal 21:39 Outro 22:07 Secret Ending