How Do You Build A Massive Modern Mission Style Dining Table?
The simple, elegant lines of mission furniture easily catch the eye. Here’s your opportunity to build an inexpensive, modern version of a mission dining table that seats 10. Read on to learn more. True mission style requires mortise and through tenon joints. Modern mission has a little more leeway (and mortise and tenon joints don’t mesh well with 2-by-4’s). Make these cuts: 6-by-6’s: 4 pieces at 5 inches by 5 inches by 28 inches (legs) 2x4s: 4 pieces at 3 inches by 1 inch by 38 inches (short rails) 2 pieces at 3 inches by 1 inch by 52 inches (long rails) 8 pieces at 3 inches by 1 inch by 20 inches (styles) Make sure you cut evenly from opposing sides to remove the routed edge. Hold off on the molding. Do not cut the plywood. Sand all surfaces. Attach two legs together with the short rails using pocket screws. Center the rails on the legs (leaving 1 inch on either side). The top rail should be 2 inches from the top of the legs. The bottom rail should be 4 inches from the bottom of the
