Step 1: Lay Out your Design

lay out your tile design
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Lay out your tile design on a 1/8-inch-thick Masonite board that's cut to the inner dimensions of the tabletop's recess, and set it inside the base. (Seal the porous board—front and back—with a coat of polyvinvyl glue, such as Weldbond, first so it won't absorb the tile adhesive.)
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    • grout sponge
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    • plastic spacers for tile
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    • margin trowel
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    • rubbing stone
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    • latex gloves
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    • safety glasses
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    1. Salvaged tiles: $3 to $65, depending on size, detail, and rarity; Recycling the Past

    2. Vintage metal table base: find these on eBay and at flea markets for about $15

    3. Tile spacers: use 1/8-inch thick Masonite board (sold at your local lumber yard) or purchase 1/8- and 1/4-inch tile spacers (at hardware stores) 4. Weldbond polyvinyl glue, $3.50 at Ace Hardware

    5. Henry 314 Multipurpose Ceramic Tile Adhesive (small container)