Photo: Ryan Benyi
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Using a miter saw, cut the 1x5 apron pieces and 1x1 support strips and screw strips to size.
Step 1: Cut the apron pieces and cleats
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Cut the apron pieces and cleats
Step 2
Attach the cleats to the apron
Step 3
Attach the apron pieces to the legs
Step 4
Mark the display bottom
Step 5
Notch the display bottom
Step 6
Miter the tabletop frame and edge pieces
Step 7
Attach the edge strips to the tabletop frame pieces
Step 8
Assemble the tabletop frame
Step 9
Cut the acrylic
Step 10
Assemble the table
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Tools List
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Miter saw
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Jigsaw
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Drill/driver fitted with a countersink drill bit
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Pneumatic nail gun
Shopping List
1. ½-inch plywood to make the floor. Get a 24-by-48-inch piece.
2. Baseboard to make the tabletop fame. Get two 8-foot boards.
3. 1x5 to make the apron. Get two 8-foot boards.
4. 1x1 to make the cleats and the lip of the tabletop frame. Get three 8-foot boards.
5. Table legs. Get four.
6. Acrylic sheet. Get a piece at least 30 by 60 inches. 7. 1-inch nails
8. 2-inch nails
9. 1 ¼-inch screws
10. 2-inch screws
11. Permanent marker
12. Wood glue
13. A cyanoacrylate glue, such as Super Glue
2. Baseboard to make the tabletop fame. Get two 8-foot boards.
3. 1x5 to make the apron. Get two 8-foot boards.
4. 1x1 to make the cleats and the lip of the tabletop frame. Get three 8-foot boards.
5. Table legs. Get four.
6. Acrylic sheet. Get a piece at least 30 by 60 inches. 7. 1-inch nails
8. 2-inch nails
9. 1 ¼-inch screws
10. 2-inch screws
11. Permanent marker
12. Wood glue
13. A cyanoacrylate glue, such as Super Glue
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