



The idea for the table came only after I had gotten the wood which was given to my father by a friend as scrap wood he thought should be burnt. My dad realized the most of it was quality hardwood that should be repurposed for something more than kindling. So the wood was free, with all the other things I purchased for the table I spent around $80… yes, I got lucky!



I laid out what I thought the table should look like in Google Sketchup (See attached file). I wanted a butcher block style table, using a random pattern of types of wood. The final size ended up being 42”x42”… looking back I should have went for an even 4’x4’ but it was plenty of sanding as it was. The legs are 1”x4”’s of oak glued in an “L” shape to improve stability. I also added a thin 1”x4” of aspen to the inside, since I wanted a lighter colored wood to offset the oak, as a skirt that also adds a little rigidity.



The legs are 30” high which brings the overall table height to about 31 ½”. The project took about 60 hours to complete, the majority of that time was spent sanding!



Materials

Wood

Glue

Corner Brackets

Polyurethane



Tools

Pipe Clamps

Table Saw

Circular Saw

Belt Sander

Tape Measure

Square/Level

Drill/Bits (for pilot holes on for the leg brackets)

Patience



Steps

1. Cutting the wood

2. Gluing the pieces

3. Sand/Plane

4. Attach legs

5. Polyurethane