what kind of wood should i use to make a kitchen table?

Answer 1

if you have to ask this question, you should not be making a table.....if you just want suggestions, i would use cherry wood or a very dark maple

Answer 2

You can go several routes with this, if you want to go cheap then pine will do you, but pine has the tendency to dent and get damaged easily, but if you want to go expensive but yet make the table last for years oak would be a great suggestion, oak is a very hard wood, it will be able to handle things being dropped on it and you don't have to worry about all the dings and dangs, now you have two other things to consider, whether to leave it a natural wood color and just polyurethane it or stain it and then polyurethane it, either way oak makes a beautiful choice of wood, Stay away from poplar, not that it isn't a good piece of wood but it has a green tint to it and staing it or even leaving it natural will not turn out the way you want it to look, at least two to three coats of poly will be enough and let it dry thoroughly between coats or will start to peel and crack on you, have fun with your project.

Answer 3

Pine, oak, maple, and cherry all make pretty tables. Look to your cupboards and other woodwork in the room, and try to make it coordinate with them. For instance if the cupboards are oak then an oak table would do. If your cupboards are white and your table is going to be a stained wood, then any of the woods would do. Also look to your decorating style, if you are country, usually a pine or oak. If you are very rustic, a pine. If you like the more modern or traditional look, then a cherry is nice. It is really a personal taste preference to. If i was in a log home-pine. If in a regular country or tradition home-oak. In a very large elaborate home-cherry. Hope this helps, although it is really a person opinion.

Answer 4

Questions you need to ask yoursef are am I gonna paint it a color or stain it. If you are gonna stain it, different types of wood are going to take the stain differently. If you like the look of wood grain, I would recommend red oak or any oak for that matter, lots of character. Pine is relatively inexpensive, but as many have already mentioned it is a soft wood and will take lots of dents and dings. Cherry makes beautiful furninture, but you will pay more for it. Quality for the price I would go with oak. If you are really going for the unique, mesquite or cedar make a unique piece, but they are more challenging to work with, not for the novice.

Answer 5

First of all, you cannot stain that plastic type top, so we will look at painting it. If you paint it you will have to be satisfied with a flat colour, in other words no wood look or anything fancy. Unless of course you invest in a special type of enamel paint or some sort of special paint that will dry into a pattern. Because you will be working with a shiny plastic type of top you will have to prime it first in order for the paint to stick to it. Then decide whether you want to go with enamel or latex paint. The latex would be cheaper and smell better when you are painting. Latex is also water based so you can wash up the brushes and spills with water. Hope this helps some.

Answer 6

My choice is mahogany then oak then maple.
Coordinate with the chairs or other wood furniture in the diningroom or kitchen.

Here's what my buddy Norm Abraham's built on The New Yankee Workshop

http://www.newyankee.com/getproduct3.cgi?0411

Answer 7

don't make it too HEAVY! Ours is far too heavy and it takes several people to lift it. Homemade furniture tends to use weight for stability but a good design and construction should be able to minimise the weight.

Answer 8

pine is the cheapest but also soft. depends on what kind of money you want to spend. oak will last forever as will mahogany. m

Answer 9

Oak, it is rather expensive but should last forever, it is very strong.

Answer 10

I would use balsa wood.