Difference between revisions of "Garden table - slatted top"
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===Building the table top=== | ===Building the table top=== | ||
− | I decided on an octagonal shape using the 2x2 timber | + | I decided on an octagonal shape using the 2x2 timber with an approximate `diameter` for the octaganol and then used an on-line calculator to determine the length of each side. Before cutting to size I used a circular saw to cut out a shoulder which would allow the slats to sit flush with the octagonal frame. |
− | Using a chop saw set at 22.5° | + | Using a chop saw set at 22.5° the angles required to form the octagon, as there were 8 sides this would be 22.5° for each angle. These were glued and screwed together. |
[[File:shoulder.jpg]] | [[File:shoulder.jpg]] |
Revision as of 20:43, 8 August 2016
Introduction
My main objective in doing this project was to use up some leftover pieces of wood. The wood at hand consisted of some 2 x 2 inch, a 4 x 4 fence post, 3 x 2 railing from a fence and some old bed slats. The design was therefore constructed from what I had available.
Construction
Building the table top
I decided on an octagonal shape using the 2x2 timber with an approximate `diameter` for the octaganol and then used an on-line calculator to determine the length of each side. Before cutting to size I used a circular saw to cut out a shoulder which would allow the slats to sit flush with the octagonal frame.
Using a chop saw set at 22.5° the angles required to form the octagon, as there were 8 sides this would be 22.5° for each angle. These were glued and screwed together.