How To Make A Trestle Table
Its made of solid wood and has a classic and sturdy base with carved double columns.
How to make a trestle table. Here is what the rough cut walnut looks like when I get it from the supply store. How to Build a Trestle Table. You can use them to make a table a desk or shelves and theyre very easy to pack up and store.
A set of folding trestles is extremely handy to have around. Sheet of counter grade plywood. Cut the bevel edges using a miter saw.
Simple DIY Woodworking Project. Attach to the table. The top can be extended from 88 to 112 and can accommodate up to 12 people.
With one sheet of plywood you can have a trestle table that can be broken down. Place the slab on top of the assembly and adjust the legs and top until the dowels match up with the holes. Make sure you measure accurately to get the best tight fit.
If the peg touches the side of the hole then the peg will be loose and the table will be unstable. The top is constructed of 84 walnut which will be milled down to about 15 inches thick. MAKING THE STRETCHERS PEGS Cut three lengths of 1 12 thick wood 3 wide x 56 long.
Place the short 2 x 6 on top of the long 2 x 6. Place the long 2 x 6 through the trestles between the 2 x 6s and dowels. Put 78 dowels unglued in the four holes in the shorter 2 x 4.
