Side Table & Checkers Board
This week Peter and Annalien build a small side table which can be used for almost anything especially as a games table. To compliment this they make a checkers board out of Pine and Meranti wood. See how they make it and what tools they use to make life a little easier so that you can make your own.
You will need:
| GCM compound mitre saw | Pine20mm (PAR) NB NB Not warped as it’s a table top |
| PST 18 Jigsaw | Top – 500 mm x 500mm – 1 piece |
| POF 1400 plus circle/parralell guide | Checkers board 320 x 320mm – 1 piece |
| PSR 10.8 Cordless drill Driver | checkers pieces 40mm x 320mm – 5 pieces |
| PSR 18 Cordless Drill Driver | sides 60mm x 400mm – 4 pieces |
| PEX 220 Eccentric/Random Orbital sander | cleats 20 x 20 x 400mm – 8 pieces |
| Meranti 20mm thick (same thickness as pine) | |
| Legs – 400mm wide x 400mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of 400mm) or closest you can get to width | |
| PFS 3000 spray gun | checkers pieces 40mm x 320mm – 5 pieces |
| ,+/- 20mm pine broom stick – 1 piece | |
| ,+/- 20mm meranti broom stick – 1 piece | |
| Glue | |
| 4 x 40 mm cut screws | |
| Pine wood filler | |
| Clear varnish | |
| small rubber feet – 8 pieces (like a door stop but smaller) | |
| clear spray paint | |
Follow these steps
- Measure out for table top
- Mark off where the legs will go before we cut out the circle
- Cut out circle with the router
- Measure and cut where legs join in the middle
- Cut out shape in legs
- Cut out where legs go through the table top
- Attach legs using cleats
- Fill gaps with filler
- Sand and varnish.
Checkers board
- Start with cutting the checkers squares as you need to have the glue dry.
- Cut out squares and glue onto base (leave to dry)
- Fill gaps with filler and then sand even
- Build sides around board
- Fill holes, sand and varnish.
- Cut out checkers pieces from the Meranti and pine broom sticks
- Sand and spray with clear spray paint.
