HOW TO MAKE A COFFEE TABLE – Why buy household furniture if you can make your own? Get your tool kit out and make a coffee table. This guide provides you with practical advice on making a coffee table.
Video Note: The video shows you, step-by-step, on how to construct a coffee table along with 4 nesting stools. This is an excellent DIY Project that most people can tackle providing you follow the instructions and take your time.
Building a Coffee Table – Part 1 – Making the Table Top – see above. Below are the remaining 3 videos that complete this series.
Building a Coffee Table – Part 2 – Table Legs Assembly
Building a Coffee Table – Part 3 – Making the Stool Bases
Building a Coffee Table – Part 4 – Finishing Touches to the Coffee Table
Step 1
Decide how big you want your coffee table to be… Consider the length, width and height.
Step 2
Take a pencil, graph paper and ruler and make a plan, including all the sizes of the timber you will need – Top, Legs, Inner Support Rails.
Step 3
With your plans in hand go to your local DIY store or Timber Merchant and purchase your materials. You will also need screws, right angle slot brackets and glue.
Step 4
Lay out all your pieces and organize them so they are at hand.
Step 5
Take the table top and from the underside mark in about 3″ all the way around. Use a pencil, tape measure and set square. This is the line that your support rail will be fixed too.
Step 6
Glue and screw the support rail in place around the line you made leaving a gap in each corner to the size of each table leg. Once secured place a length of support rail across each corner. You’ll need to cut the angles with a mitre saw.
Step 7
Take each leg and secure them to the support rails using the right angle slot brackets.
Step 8
You can add additional strength to the legs and rails with glue and or dowel joints. For making carpentry joints see our section Carpentry section, from the drop-down menu under DIY.
Step 9
Turn the table upright and finish by sanding the furniture smooth. You can complete the job by varnishing, polishing, staining or painting the coffee table.
Acknowledgements: Video – Lowes.com
