How to Make a Pub Table

Pub tables are increasingly popular for furnishing home bars and eating areas, especially in smaller spaces. Pub tables don't take up a lot of space, but stand higher than typical tables, giving guests a place to gather naturally, where they can rest their drinks and snacks. Pub tables can be constructed in a variety of shapes and sizes to add a casual eating area to any room that suits its dimensions and decor. Tables are also satisfying beginner-level projects for someone just getting involved in woodworking.

Instructions

1

Choose a shape and size for the top of your table. Pub tables may be square, oval or round, depending on your tastes. In terms of size, a 3-foot square is a good all-purpose size for a medium pub table, but adjustments can easily be made to suit other shapes. Trace your chosen shape onto the sheet of plywood.

2

Cut out the traced shape of the tabletop using the circular saw. Also using the circular saw, cut two lengths of 2-by-4 board that are 3 feet long and three pieces that are 2 feet, 9 inches long. Cut both of your 4-by-4 boards in half to form four 3-foot sections for the table legs. Sand the rough edges of the cut pieces.

3

Place the two 3-foot sections of 2-by-4 board on edge and parallel to each other, approximately 3 feet apart. Position a 2-foot, 9-inch section between the longer boards at either end to form a frame. Predrill two holes through each end of each of the 4-foot boards and into the shorter boards, and fasten the frame with 2 1/2-inch screws.

4

Insert the third 2 foot, 9 inch 2-by-4 board in the center of the frame, parallel with the other two shorter boards. Fasten the center board in place by screwing two 2.5-inch wood screws through the 4-foot sides of the frame into each end of the center board, predrilling the screw holes beforehand to prevent the boards from cracking. Center the tabletop over the frame. Every 6 inches around the edge of the tabletop, fasten the plywood to the frame with a 1.5-inch wood screw.

5

Flip the tabletop over so that the frame is exposed. Set a 4-by-4 section in each of the four corners of the frame and fasten it in place with four 2.5-inch screws. Predrill the holes through the frame and into the table legs before fastening the screws. Turn the table right side up. Predrill and screw four final 1.5- inch wood screws through the tabletop into the four legs for extra support.