I have just been commissioned by a friend to build a trestle table. The design is Shaker, as per
that I will adapt so that I don't have to turn anything (no lathe, no experience).
He is putting this table in a rental house/bed and breakfast where he regularly hosts large groups of people. Okay, fine, no problem. The Problem is that the guy wants this table to be ten (10) feet long. Yes, ten. Should I do anything additional to help support the table top? Can I use 4/4 wood for the top, or should I go 5/4 or even 6/4? Also, do I need to beef up the trestles themselves, or can I get away with maybe running an additional stretcher?
I feel pretty proficient with the nuts and bolts of building a table; it's the design of a ten-foot long trestle table that I'm not sure about. The basic look of the aforementioned table is what I'm after, but ten feet? In a week-at-a-time rental?
I poked around Google for a good while, but found nothing in the ten-foot range as far as plans go. Anyhow, if y'all have pearls of wisdom, I'd appreciate it.
-Phil Crow