Hello and happy Friday! I’m excited to share brand new plans with you today! I’ve been getting a lot of requests for plans for my Ikea dining table, so I’m thrilled to finally deliver. The box joints on the legs add just the right amount of detail to this dining table, don’t you think?
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Box joints, or finger joints, are super strong, good-looking, and a great alternative to the fancy dovetail joint. You’ll need a stacked dado blade on your table saw, a box joint jig, and a sled. Here’s a helpful video on how to cut box joints.
If you want to make this table simpler to build, then you can certainly leave the box joints out and replace them with butt joints. You’ll still get that sleek, modern look without the extra work. I wrote the plans with the box joints though because I think they really make this table unique.
If you build this table, I’d love to see it! Tag me (@jenwoodhouse) on Instagram or Facebook so I can see your handiwork! Good luck and happy building!
I love the look of the box joints but I’m not sure my wood cutting skills are that good yet. lol. Beautiful table.
Hi, I really love this! Question for you – I noticed in the plans the tabletop calls for 2×6 boards, but in your photos it looks like two wider boards. Is there a reason you switched it up?
Julie, I am wondering the same thing?
I’m not getting a response with these plans, would you be able to email them to me at [email protected]? It sounds like you may have a copy. Thanks!
Sorry about that, Yvonne! I’m showing that the email was sent on March 6th at 11:09am. It might have ended up in your spam folder. Try this link: https://jenwoodhouse.com/plans/Modern-Box-Joint-Dining-Table.pdf?link_list=4303758 Hope that helps!
I absolutely love this – simple, elegant, and strong! We might try this out for the backyard picnic table we want to build once we’re done expanding our patio!
I really love this dining table…We also have a traditional handmade dining table and that can be used for Kitchen and living room.
I absolutely love this table. We recently moved and I have been wanting to build a dining table to fit our new space but I’m nervous about the finishing part of it. What kind of wood did you use to build this and how did you make sure that your end cuts didn’t end up being black when you stained it? I haven’t had much luck staining the ends of wood. They always end up super dark. Thanks.
Thanks Andrea! Sometimes I’ll use a pre-stain wood conditioner and I apply more of it to the end grain. This way, the end grain doesn’t absorb as much stain and won’t turn out as dark. Wiping the stain off immediately after applying helps as well. Hope that helps!
what kind of wood is this. looks beautiful
Beautiful table! What stain color(s) and poly did you use to finish it with? Thanks!!
Love your use of the natural shades! So on trend. I’m writing a round up of best uses of natural shades and will include a link to this post!
Love this table!
Is the 1/4″ gap for aesthetics or does it help with gluing the boards or warping/separating as the wood dries?
Thanks Philip! The gap is just for looks. 🙂
Gorgeous table. The joints are drool worthy, for sure! 🙂
Good afternoon Jen,
I really like your site and love this table design with its clean lines. I have been looking for a cool modern table design to build for my daughter and this may be the one. I love modern, but my wife of 48 years likes traditional, so I only get what I want when building for others.
Thank you for your husband’s and your service.
This looks great. I was wondering if it was possible to do this with out the box joints on the legs. Maybe pocket hole screws? If so will it still be sturdy.
Love this table !! What kind of wood did you use ? And what
Color for the stains ? Also is this table for 8 people ? Thank you !
I love this! What wood type did you use and what stain/color is it?
Hello, has anyone built this table? I’m wondering how solid it is; does it rock back and forth lenght wise?
Thanks!
How many people does it seat? X
I love the look, but why do you attach the top to the base with screws? With wood movement the table top will eventually split. Have you found a better way to attach the top?
What kind of wood did you use for this?
What kind of wood is used for this table?