How to Build a Dining Room or Kitchen Table
- 1). Lay your 36-inch boards on edge, parallel, and 33 inches apart. Lay the 33-inch boards on edge, and perpendicularly between them so the 33-inch boards are parallel and 33 inches apart. Screw through the 36-inch boards into the 33-inch boards, using the drill or screw gun, resulting in a square frame of 36 by 36 inches.
- 2). Lay your plywood on top of the 36-inch frame and center the plywood. All sides of the plywood should be 6 inches from the frame. Screw through the plywood, and into the frame. Countersink your screws, allowing ¼ inch for wood putty. Use four screws for this process. This is your tabletop.
- 3). Turn the plywood and square frame over so it is lying on the tabletop. Place a 30-inch board perpendicularly inside each corner. Screw through the 2-by-6 boards into the 30-inch boards to secure the legs.
- 4). Apply the wood putty in the screw holes on the tabletop. Use your putty knife to pack the putty over the screw, and to make a smooth surface between the putty and the tabletop. Let the putty dry according to instructions, and then sand the project with medium-grade sandpaper and then fine-grade sandpaper.
- 5). Wipe your table clean with a tackcloth, apply the wood stain with a paintbrush, and let the project dry.
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