Step 1: Cut the Edge Trim

rip four strips from one of the boards for trim to Build a Hairpin-Leg Coffee Table
Photo: Mark Powers
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Using a circular saw, rip four 1 ½-inch strips from one of the boards (this will be the edge trim). Two of the strips should measure the length of the table and two should measure the width.
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