How to Build Wooden Tables

Having an easily accesible table in your living room can make a lot of things more convenient. For instance, having the television remote or your keys handy on a table can eliminate the frustration of digging through the couch cushions trying to find the lost items. With a few pieces of wood and some inexpensive building materials, you can build a table to place items on or even eat a small meal off of. Building this table is a fairly easy project that will provide you with a piece of furniture that will not only be functional but beautiful.

Instructions

1

Cut the piece of hardwood plywood into a 24-inch-by-48-inch panel, using a circular saw. Cut that piece into two pieces, one measuring 11 inches and one measuring 13 inches. Crosscut the 11 inch piece at 24 and 1/2 inches. This will be the side panel. Cut another 13 inch piece to be the bottom panel. The remaining 13 inch piece will serve as the top.

2

Crosscut the 13 inch top panel at 19 and 1/2 inches.

3

Cut two equal sizes triangles out of the hardwood, creating two triangular braces.

4

Drill four kreg holes on the back side of the bottom of the bottom panel, using a power drill. Also drill three 1/8 inch holes along the center of the panel, which will be used to attach the brace. Along the top, inside edge of the side panel, drill four kreg holes to attach the top panel to the side panel.

5

Drill two kreg holes on either side of the top brace and one hole on one side of the bottom brace.

6

Center the bottom brace onto the pre-drilled holes in the bottom panel, then attach the brace using wood glue and three woodscrews.

7

Attach the side panel to the bottom panel by using wood glue and four kreg screws. Attach the bottom brace to the side panel by using a kreg screw.

8

Attach the top panel to the side panel by using four kreg screws and wood glue.

9

Attach the top brace to the top and side panels by using four kreg screws and wood glue.

10

Cut the 3/4 inch edging trim to fit all exposed plywood sides. Attach using wood brads and wood glue.

11

Sand all rough spots and edges, fill all holes with wood filler. Afterwards, stain the table using wood stain and a medium paint brush.