Farmhouse Dining Table design by: Ana White, but with a removable top (Z clips and wood inserts)

Hey Everyone!
Welcome back to my channel! As most of you know, I have been talking about building a table for my dining room. I wanted to do this right and keep it as simple as possible,, so I went online and found plans from Ana-white.com (link below) The design was definitely what I was looking for in a table. Simple, rustic and "easy" to make.
In this video, I show you how I built this table and the changes I made along the way. Ana Whites plans are great, but I wanted to be able to remove the top of the table if we ever moved again. So I reached out to one of my wood working friends, Matt ‪@mmcc_woodshop6288‬ and he was able to give me some tips on how to accomplish this task. I highly recommend that if you want to see a real wood worker, go over to Matt's channel and check out all of his awesome builds.
Things not mentioned in the instructions:
With any wood you get from a box store, you are going to have to do some prep work. You will encounter issues with your wood that is not shown or talked about in the instructions. If you are anything like me, you do not have a large, flat, leveled surface to work on. Or have an extra pair of hands. Clamps are your friends. use them. and even though you are going to glue and use pocket hole screws for this table top. I highly recommend that you make sure all of your wood is flush and the joints are secured. So do your glue up. Clamp your project and allow to dry before you secure it with screws. You want to make sure your boards will sit flush with the next board. Having a planer and a joiner is HIGHLY recommended. You can't buy wood off the shelf and build this. These are things not mentioned in the instructions. You will have to make adjustments as you go. Cutting off excess wood to make everything even. If you do not have access to untreated 4x4s, you are going to have to make your own like I did. I also highly recommend that you look up this process on whatever video platform you are using. I have never done this before and even though it worked, I want to make sure you do it the right way. not my way. Lastly, dowels. USE THEM! They make a real difference and looks SOOO much better than just seeing screws.
So with that said, I really hope you enjoy this build. Links below to things I uses to make this table. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I hope everyone has a fantastic day and Happy Thanksgiving! See you in December!
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links:
Matt
YT: ‪@mmcc_woodshop6288‬
IG: / mmcc_woodshop
PLANS:
ana-white.com/w...
Z-CLIPS:
a.co/d/jh4zS8K
WOOD NUT INSERTS:
a.co/d/bpSii8V
PLANER:
a.co/d/6x8iEbM
JOINTER:
a.co/d/87NhH1S
BUSCUIT JOINER:
a.co/d/9AQnz9o