How to Make Western Rustic Pine Furniture

Building Western Rustic Tables

• 1

  Arrange 2 24-inch pine branches, 2 inches in diameter and the bark still attached, standing up on their ends. Have an assistant hold them in place about 18 inches apart. Set a 1-by-2-by-20-inch pine board on top of the two branches, which are the table legs.

• 2

  Drill two holes down through the pine board, which is a support board, and into each leg. Secure the legs to the support board with 3-inch wood screws to create a leg support unit. Repeat to create a second leg support unit.

• 3

  Arrange 4 1-by-6-by-24-inch pine boards parallel to each other with their large surfaces face down. Set the leg support units upside down on the pine boards with the support boards flush against the pine boards, which are the tabletop boards. Set the support boards perpendicular to the tabletop boards. Drill two holes through each support board and into each tabletop board, being careful not to break through to the other side of the tabletop board. Attach each support board to the tabletop board with 1 1/2-inch wood screws. Turn the table right side up.

Building Western Rustic Chairs

• 4

  Arrange three 1-by-6-by-18-inch pine boards parallel to each other on the working surface with their largest surfaces facing down and their long, thin sides touching. Set two 1/2-by-3-by-16-inch pine boards on top of them, perpendicular to them with their largest surfaces touching. Drill two holes through each of the top boards into each of the bottom boards. Set 1-inch wood screws into each hole and fasten them completely to create the seat. Flip the seat over.

• 5

  Have an assistant hold upright two 36-inch pine branches and two 42-inch pine branches, all with 2-inch diameters. Have the branches arranged in an 18-inch square with the two longer branches on one side. Set the assembled seat board within the four branches at the desired height. Position a 1-inch metal L-bracket under the seat board and against each branch. Mark the position of the screw holes and drill the holes out. Attach the brackets to the seat with 1-inch wood screws and to the branches with 1 1/2-inch wood screws.

• 6

  Set two 18-inch pine branches with 2-inch diameters on top of the shorter branches and run them horizontally into the longer branches to form arm rests. Drill through the back of the long branches into the end of the arm rests and down through the top of the arm rests into the end of the shorter branches. Fasten the arm rests to the chair with 3-inch wood screws.

• 7

  Set a 16-inch pine branch with a 2-inch diameter in between the top of the longest branches. Drill holes down through each long branch and into the ends of the 16-inch branch. Attach the branch in place with 3-inch wood screws.

• 8

  Align two 16-inch branches with 1-inch diameters in between the long branches of the chair back. Drill a hole through each long branch into the end of the 1-inch diameter branches. Attach them in place with 3-inch wood screws.