How to Build a Display Coffee Table

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Supplies You Will Need

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 support and screw strips 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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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Miter saw
- Jigsaw
- Drill/driver fitted with a countersink drill bit
- Pneumatic nail gun
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Show off your collectibles with a acrylic-topped case that does double duty as a living room table.

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To build the table:

1. Cut the base pieces
• Cut the apron pieces to length
• Cut the 1x1 support strips

2. Assemble the base
• Attach the supports to the apron
• Attach the apron to the legs

3. Cut and insert the display bottom
• Mark the display bottom
• Notch the display bottom

4. Build the tabletop
• Miter the top frame and edging
• Attach the edging to the frame pieces
• Assemble the tabletop frame
• Cut the clear acrylic

5. Place the tabletop parts on the base
• Place the top frame on the clear acrylic