Things You'll Need:
- 2-by-2 Lumber
- 1 1/2-by-4-inch lumber
- 2-by-4 lumber
- 3/4-inch plywood
- 1-by-1 lumber
- 6-inch coach bolts
- Washers
- Wing nuts
- Wood screws
- Drill motor
- Table saw
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Step 1
Cut four pieces of 2-by-2 lumber, 16 inches long, for your coffee table legs. Cut four top rails, 2 at 37 inches, and 2 at 16 inches. The table top should be a piece of 3/4 inch plywood, cut 2 feet by 4 feet.
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Step 2
Cut four corner supports from 2 by 4 material, 6 inches long. Cut four fillets from 1 by 1 lumber; 2 at 6 inches, and 2 at 28 inches.
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Step 3
Turn the table top upside down. Place the top rails on the table top connected at the corners and centered. Lay the fillets inside the top rails, also centered.
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Step 4
Screw the fillets into the table top and then sideways into the top rails. Place one screw one at each end and one in the center.
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Step 5
Place four screws through the corner supports into the top rails at each corner.
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Step 6
Attach one table leg to each corner. The legs sit between the corner connections of the top rails.
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Step 7
Drill a hole for a large coach bolt all the way through the legs into the corner supports. Insert the bolts and tighten the wing nuts.
