When we renovated our house, I had a thought that the 120-year-old wood being demolished could be saved and made into a dining room table. Here was the result:
The tabletop is made from the reclaimed subfloor. I picked out the longest and best-looking boards from the dumpster. Here’s a few I ended up using in their original state:
I sent each subfloor board, usually about 10-12″ wide and 6′ to 8′ feet long, through the planer until it was reasonably smooth, then cut rough straightedges on each side with a jig on the table saw, and finished through the jointer.
This resultant wood was rich with mill marks, knots and cracks:
I kept the mill marks as much as possible; the knots and cracks I filled with epoxy and sanded smooth.
The table base was made from beefy reclaimed floor joists:
Each joist was cut to size revealing pristine old wood beneath. The frame was joined with a combination of dados and half-laps and some rustic black bolts to help hold things together:
The whole table was finished with water-based satin polyurethane to maintain its natural appearance:
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