I jointed, then glued my boards together in 12″ widths (by approximately 26″ lengths) since that was the most I could fit through my planer.
0NE LEG OUTDOOR SIDE TABLES FREE
Next we’re going to create the outdoor side table top – which, according to the Article Toba table, consists of two layers of wood approximately ¾” thick.įeel free to save some work here and make your table top from just one layer of 1 ½” wood, or stop with a single layer of ¾” – but I really loved the look of the double layer and thought having a table top with some weight to it would be better in outdoor weather. Use your mitre saw to cut on those lines.įill your half lap joint with outdoor glue and set your pieces together. Use a large ruler to connect the marks from one leg to the other – this will give you the angle for the top of each leg. Once the glue is dry, mark a line 22 ½” up each leg. Use outdoor appropriate wood glue and apply glue in the holes and along the face of the base pieces, as well as in the holes in the leg pieces. Test your fit and then repeat on the bottoms of the remaining three legs. I used ¼” dowels, so I attached a ¼” drill bit to my drill, found the centre line on the angled side of both pieces of wood and drilled the holes to just longer than half the dowel. The important part is to mark both the base and the side pieces while they are together for accurate dowel placement. I found the centre and then marked about ½” on either side of it, but placement is up to you. Mark your base and leg at the joint with two lines approximately 1 ½” long. Your legs should line up with your base piece like this: Next I set my mitre saw to cut a 43° angle on the base of all four table legs. If your blade height is accurate, when you set one base piece into the other it should be flush (or very close to). I milled another base piece and repeated my half lap joint on the proper side. Yes, I ran two boards through at the same time, both on the short side and now one of my base pieces is upside down. Repeat this with the LONG side of the other base piece.ĭo NOT try to do both pieces at once or you will end up like I did: From there it’s just a matter of running your board over the table saw a few more times to hollow out the centre section. This will set up the shoulders of your joint. Using a cross-cut sled, run the SHORT side of one board over the table saw blade inside the lines you just drew. This will show you where your ¾” half lap joint should be. Mark the centre of your base pieces and then 3/8″ on either side of the centre line. This will take a bit of futzing to get accurate, so make sure you have a scrap piece of wood to test on before cutting your good pieces. I then set up my table saw so that the blade was only as high as half the height of the wood – so 1″. Your finished length on the long side will be 14″. I started by cutting the base pieces with a 42.3° on either end running opposite to each other. (4) 27″ x 2″ x 3/4″ for the table legs Outdoor side table Plagiarism – maybe? Affordable – definitely! Table base: I absolutely LOVE taking beautiful design and recreating it myself. You may not be able to hear me squealing, but I am. I futzed away with some drawings using the same table height and diameter and managed to come up with building plans to make my own outdoor side table from wood! The Toba from Article is made from teak wood for the table top and then powder-coated metal for the legs – but I had a feeling I could make something that looked pretty close without spending nearly as much… It was love at first sight – this table is BEAUTIFUL!īut WAY out of my price range at $399 US.
I searched online for ideas and options and came across this beauty from Article: If you have followed me for awhile, you know my ultimate staycation is spending time on the patio with a book and a cup of tea – so a side table is a must-have. I put “old” in quotes because they’ve only had it for a year – so it’s actually a very new set BUT it didn’t come with an outdoor side table. I’ll start at the beginning my parents very kindly gave me their “old” patio set.
I am so excited about this project – in fact, I’d say it’s my favourite build so far this year! *This post contains Amazon affiliate links to products I used in building this outdoor side table.
With about $30 in lumber and a bit of your weekend, you too can build an outdoor side table inspired by a $400 designer version.
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