How to Build a Dining Room or Kitchen Table

Building a dining room or kitchen table is a task just about anyone can do. It's important to make the table as durable as possible.Having a strong and durable table is important when someone wants to knead bread, or perform other rigorous baking tasks in the kitchen. Building your own table will not be expensive, and should take only a few hours. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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 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.