How to Make Twig Furniture
Twig furniture is easy to make at home using simple tools. Willow twigs are a popular choice because they are easily found and long lasting. You should build a small table as your first project to get acquainted with the twig furniture process.
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Things You'll Need
- Drill, tape measure, branch cutters, knife, screws, nails
- Four 18 inch long twigs at least 1 1/2 inches thick (legs); four 14 inch long twigs 1 inch thick or smaller (sides of lower shelf); four 12 inch long twigs about 1/2 inch thick (sides of table top); a bundle of smaller twigs of various lengths (table top and shelf top)
Instructions
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Find and Cut Your Twigs to Size
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Check your yard or travel to a wooded area for twigs.
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Use your branch cutters or a saw to cut the twigs to the appropriate lengths.
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Make One Side of the Twig Table Frame
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Pre-drill holes in the cut ends of all 8 side pieces. This will be 16 pre-drilled holes in all.
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Pre-drill all four table legs 2 inches from the top.
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Pre-drill all four table legs 2 inches up from the bottom.
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Align the pre-drilled holes in one leg with one side piece and screw together using the drill.
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Screw another leg into the other end of the side piece you just attached a leg to.
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Screw a lower side piece into place on the frame piece you just assembled. This gives you one side of the table.
Make the Second Frame
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Select one of the unused legs and screw it onto both a top and bottom side piece as you did with the first frame piece.
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Screw the remaining unused leg to the top and bottom side pieces. This completes the second half of the frame.
Attach the Frames to Each Other
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Screw the remaining top and bottom side pieces onto one of your pre-made frames at the pre-drilled places.
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Align the second frame with the ends of the unattached top and bottom side pieces and screw together.
Attach Leg Braces
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Cut four of your remaining twigs so that they fit in the diagonal between the bottom leg ans the bottom shelf side.
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Trim the ends on a diagonal and screw in. This adds necessary stability.
Create the Top and Shelf
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Cut twigs from the extra bundle slightly longer than the table frame top and shelf
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Attach these using small nails to create the table top and lower shelf.
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Tips & Warnings
Always pre-drill holes in the furniture.
Attempting to screw pieces together without pre-drilling will split the twig.
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Comments
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nan-e
Feb 22, 2009
I have a small twig garden table which leans and some of the split pieces on top are warped. Can I take off a warped piece, soak it and then weight it and flatten it until it dries, then reattach? I dont' know what to do about the leaning. Also, it is very dry in general. Shouldit be oiled or something?ThanksNan -
nan-e
Feb 22, 2009
I have a small twig garden table which leans and some of the split pieces on top are warped. Can I take off a warped piece, soak it and then weight it and flatten it until it dries, then reattach? I dont' know what to do about the leaning. Also, it is very dry in general. Shouldit be oiled or something?ThanksNan
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tromba1
Jun 27, 2007
STOP using the word pre-drill. It makes no sense. How do you drill a hole before you drill a hole. Just "drill" will suffice. Do not get me started on "12 items or less". It's "fewer", not "less".
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tromba1
Jun 27, 2007
STOP using the word pre-drill. It makes no sense. How do you drill a hole before you drill a hole. Just "drill" will suffice. Do not get me started on "12 items or less". It's "fewer", not "less".
