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Dining Table

Building your own dining room table should not be a daunting task. Peter and Annalien shows you how to build a beautiful dining room table, with the option of a unique paint finish.

You will need:

Tools Material list
   
PCM 7 Compound Mitre saw Table top 1480 x 1200 
PST 18 Jigsaw Pine 20mm PAR 
PSR 18 Cordless Skirt 100 mm x 1500 – 2 pieces
PEX 220 sander Skirt and supports 100 x 1200 – 5 pieces
PFS 2000 Spray gun Table thicknesers 50 x 1500 – 4 pieces
POF 1400 Router with parralel guide Legs – 4 pieces ready made
  Z clamps – 15 pieces
  Plastic brackets – 2×2 holes white – 10 pieces
  Wood glue
  4 x 40mm screws 
  Varnish for the top
  paint for the skirt and legs
  6mm plywood for placemats
   

Follow these steps:

  1. Cut table thickener slats to size
  2. Fasten onto the bottom of the table
  3. Router edges
  4. Sand and Varnish top
  5. Cut skirt to size
  6. Router grooves for Z clamps
  7. Mark off and drill pilot holes for the slats and sides
  8. Assemble
  9. Attach legs
  10. Sand all parts
  11. Paint legs and skirt
  12. Attach to the table with Z clamps
  13. Fasten inside of legs with plastic brackets.

Take a closer look:

Download the design template

>> Dining room table downloadable pdf [4]