Photo: Ryan Benyi
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Slip the top of the stand into the collar affixed to the underside of the table. Drive 2-inch screws through each side of the collar and into the post.
Step 16: Screw through the collar and into the newel
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Mark the plywood game table
Step 2
Cut the plywood game table and lid
Step 3
Miter the edge pieces
Step 4
Install the outer edge
Step 5
Cut and install the coaster blocks
Step 6
Install the inner edge
Step 7
Attach the apron
Step 8
Mark the playing surface
Step 9
Attach the felt
Step 10
Assemble and mark the collar
Step 11
Drill pilot holes
Step 12
Attach the collar
Step 13
Cut the stand
Step 14
Drill pilot holes in the feet
Step 15
Attach the feet
Step 16
Screw through the collar and into the newel
Step 17
Trim the lid
Step 18
Assemble the finished parts
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Tools List
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Circular saw
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Miter saw
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Combination square
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Pneumatic nail gun
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Drill/driver, 3-inch hole saw bit, ⅛-inch pilot bit, combination countersink bit, and ⅝-inch paddle bit
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Staple gun fitted with ⅜-inch staples
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Utility scissors
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Clamps
Shopping List
1. ½-inch oak plywood to make the lid and table: Get one 4x8-foot sheet.
2. Nose and cove oak molding to trim the lid. Get two 8-foot lengths.
3. 1x2 oak to trim the table. Get four 8-foot lengths.
4. 1x4 oak to make the table's apron and collar. Get two 8-foot boards.
5. ⅜x6 oak to make the coasters. Get three 2-foot boards.
6. ¾-inch medium-density fiberboard (MDF) to make the playing surface. Get one 4x4-foot half sheet.
7. Newel post to make the stand. Get an oak post at least 30 inches tall.
8. Corbels to make the feet. Get four @ 10 inches.9. Felt. Get a 4x4-foot piece to cover and wrap the edges of the playing surface.
10. Spray adhesive to attach the felt to the playing surface.
11. ⅝-inch brad nails
12. 1-inch brad nails
13. 1¼-inch brad nails
14. 2-inch deck screws
15. 6-inch timber screws to attach the corbels to the newel post. Get eight.
16. Wood glue
17. 150- and 220-grit sandpaper
2. Nose and cove oak molding to trim the lid. Get two 8-foot lengths.
3. 1x2 oak to trim the table. Get four 8-foot lengths.
4. 1x4 oak to make the table's apron and collar. Get two 8-foot boards.
5. ⅜x6 oak to make the coasters. Get three 2-foot boards.
6. ¾-inch medium-density fiberboard (MDF) to make the playing surface. Get one 4x4-foot half sheet.
7. Newel post to make the stand. Get an oak post at least 30 inches tall.
8. Corbels to make the feet. Get four @ 10 inches.9. Felt. Get a 4x4-foot piece to cover and wrap the edges of the playing surface.
10. Spray adhesive to attach the felt to the playing surface.
11. ⅝-inch brad nails
12. 1-inch brad nails
13. 1¼-inch brad nails
14. 2-inch deck screws
15. 6-inch timber screws to attach the corbels to the newel post. Get eight.
16. Wood glue
17. 150- and 220-grit sandpaper
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