Cut the wood with a straight line saw.
Diy dining table from a door.
Each piece should be measured at eight inches short of the length and width of the door to allow for overhang.
Trace the dimensions of the tabletop ours was 40 x40 onto two sheets of 3 4 plywood.
Oil and paint step 5.
Cut and fold step 3.
Choose and prepare step 2.
You have to make the skirt boards which hold the legs and table top together.
The normal height of a dining table it 30 inches long so cut the legs of the table according to that size by taking the measurements.
Making a diy dining table from reclaimed wood which can be sourced from old fences barns decks boxes or even pallets is easy on the environment and usually easier on your wallet too.
Normal height for a dining table should be 29 inches subtract the thickness of the door and the glass from 29 then cut the legs to that length.
Dining table made from a reclaimed door step 1.
Stain the two tabletop pieces.
Install legs step 4.
Use the 1x3 poplar to make the skirt boards.
Start building the base for the table which is known as the table skirt.
Two long and two short.
To make the table extension adjustable tabletop start by making a mock up of the two tabletop pieces with scrap wood so you don t ruin the finished piece.
The skirt is the part that spans the legs and holds the tabletop up.
Cut reclaimed balusters to length for the legs.