Simple Side Table | Build It | Ask This Old House

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This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to construct a simple yet beautiful side table. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for a Simple Side Table: - 2x2 fir balusters, to make the table legs - 1x4 fir decking, for fabricating the table aprons - 5/4-by-6-inch fir decking, to make the tabletop - Carpenter’s glue, for gluing together wood parts - Narrow stick, to spread glue - Cloth, for wiping away excess glue - _-inch plywood and toggle clamp, to make tapering jig - 120-grit abrasive disks, for random-orbit sander - 1_-inch pocket screws, to screw together wood parts - _-inch-thick spacer blocks, for creating a reveal between the aprons and legs - Double washers and 5/8-inch screws, for securing the tabletop - Furniture glides, to fasten to the bottom of each leg - Primer and paint, wood stain, or clear polyurethane varnish, to finish the table Tools for a Simple Side Table: - Miter saw, to crosscut lumber to size - Table saw, for ripping lumber to size - Bar clamps, for clamping together the tabletop - Random-orbit sander, to sand smoother wood parts - Router and 1/8-inch-radius rounding-over bit, to shape the edges of the table legs - Pocket-hole jig, for making pocket-hole joints - Cordless drill, to drill holes and drive screws - _-inch spade bit, to drill recesses for double washers - Hammer To build this table, Tom used stock fir that is normally used

Published 2016-10-01 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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