Dining Tables: Outstanding Projects from America's Best Craftsmen (Furniture Projects)

Dining room tables are different in complexity than smaller tables, so its apropos that Taunton chose to put these tables in a separate book from their Tables book. I have both, and have built projects out of both. The Dining Table book deals has a nice layout and design section in the beginning where it describes the minimum and ideal dimensions for tables built for certain numbers of people. The book contains a nice selections of projects, including a trestle table (pictured on the front cover), a shaker style kitchen table (which I built), various expandable tables, and a boat table constructed using a torsion box. I would also recommend reading the Tables book by Taunton, as it has a dining room table designed by Frank Klausz which is awesome.

Projects are completed with minimal tools. Step by step instructions with easily read dimensions. Designs fit very well into today's lifestyle. Very well illustrated and easy to follow.

Gave me better understanding of concepts.

I am in the throws of building a dining table. Although this book didn't show me the table I want to do, it gave me a lot of ideas and well needed information on sizes and hardware. There are a lot of different tables in here, well suited for the majority of what people really want, but all I wanted was a simple rectangular table. They have one in there which is expanding, mine will be similar, but not expanding. However, I am going to incorporate some of the details from other tables into mine. I am glad I bought this one, even though I have several other table building books, this one had more of what I really needed to know. But then I wouldn't expect any different from Taunton press. Thanks also to Amazon for the "read inside" part of the book, it persuaded me to purchase it.

The book is a little dated (fair quality pic's, etc.) and is short on practical detail for someone wanting to actually build a table. You're probably better off watching some YouTube videos on making a table. Save your money and don't buy this book.

I bought this for my husband who was just starting out in making tables. He's followed its step by step instructions and our dining room table is looking pretty good! This is a great basic how-to book.

Liked good drawings, photos and text.

Like the designs and idea's in this book. Lots of craft projects and spec's to choose from. Definetly worth the money

Very find layouts and helpful suggestions. I was very glad to receive it.