Build a classic dining table

You will need

SHOPPING LIST

• 1 800 x 600 x 18mm plywood (tabletop) • 30 x 95mm planed pine, cut to: eight pieces of 745mm (legs) two pieces of 1 800mm (long supports for tabletop) two pieces of 840mm (short supports for tabletop)

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• 22 x 69mm planed pine, cut to: two pieces of 1 844mm and two pieces of 944mm (edging for tabletop) • one packet 8mm x 70mm chipboard screws • Alcolin Fast Set Glue • 150-grit sandpaper Get star ted. . .

do it yourself

TOOLS

• cordless drill and 3mm drill bit • pencil • tape measure

1 Lay four of the 745mm pine planks on your workbench and drill four pilot holes in the long sides. Glue and screw these four planks perpendicular to the long sides of the other four 745mm planks to form the L-shaped legs of your table.

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2 Place the 1 800 x 900mm plywood tabletop on your workbench and drill pilot holes through all four sides. First glue and screw the two long supports to the bottom of the long side of the tabletop and then the two short 840mm supports to the short sides of the tabletop (between the long supports). 3 4

3 Saw each end of the 22 x 69mm planks (for the edging) at 45 degrees, then attach them around the tabletop through the supports to conceal the join between the tabletop and the supports and to finish off the table and add detail. 4 Turn the tabletop over and glue and screw a leg into each of the corners. Make sure the wider side of the leg is against the long side of the table. Fill all screw holes with wood filler and allow to dry completely before sanding the table thoroughly. Paint or varnish the wood in the colour or finish of your choice.

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