Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
- a set of 2 fold up table legs
- 3/4 inch plyboard cut to size
- sandpaper
- screws for screwing in the table legs
- drill or screwdriver
- 4 caster wheels (4 inch size)
- screws for the caster wheels
- rubber or vinyl mat or carpet runner (can use indoor/outdoor carpet)
- glue
- vinyl counter edging
- small finishing nails
- one large eye hook
- rope or leash to pull the grooming table when folded up
Step1
purchase a set of fold up table legs
Step2
take the legs to the lumber yard and have them cut off 4 inches from each table leg if you have a large dog, otherwise leave them the way they are
Step3
while at the lumber yard, buy a 3/4 inch piece of plywood, have it cut to a 48 inch long and 26 inch wide for a large dog or 24 wide by 32 long for a smaller dog
Step4
sand the edges of the plywood
Step5
screw the fold up table legs to one side of the plywood
Step6
cut the vinyl carpet runner to fit the "top" of the table
Step7
glue the vinyl to the table
Step8
nail the counter edging around the edge with small nails spaced about every 6 inches
Step9
screw the 4 inch caster wheels to each corner of the table on the underside
Step10
screw the large eye hook into one of the ends at the edge of the table right through the counter edging to make a "pulling" hook
Comments
showpup said
on 10/31/2007 My redbone coonhound puppy is fast outgrowing the toy sized grooming table they have at handling class yet this is a bench shown breed so I may just have to make one of these to take to class with me. Thanks for the instructions!