Making Table Out Of Hardwood Flooring

Cut off the outside tongue and groove and stain the edges to match.

Making table out of hardwood flooring.

So when i spotted a piece of furniture and it s exactly what i have been looking for priceless. I told you about this table over a year ago in my post recent finds june 18 2012. The beauty of this type of table resides in. With the proper tools and a bit of hard work you can make your own.

Make sure the frame is the correct height so that the flooring boards will be flush to the top edge of the frame. Hardwood floors add warmth and beauty to your home. How to make a coffee table or a bench using chair legs and hardwood flooring. Another function for this joint is seen in hardwood floors.

Attach the boards to the sides of the tabletop using 2 finish nails. When assembled into a panel hardwood flooring makes an attractive table top that s durable and stable. This project works best if the coffee table is sturdy enough to hold the heavy oak flooring. Level soil or sand photo by kolin smith.

I love the idea of using hardwood flooring as table tops. Drag a piece of flooring tongue side down to even out the base for a brick path. Creating your own hardwood floors tongue and groove joint. Fit together planks and secure from underneath with scrap wood braces.

To rip off the tongue and groove edges set the table saw to the width of the tongue groove and run the board through the saw. Popular uses for this joint are in the creation of doors panels and table tops. Build a coffee table photo by gerenme e getty. 3 techniques to create your hardwood floor panels the tongue and groove joint has proved itself over centuries to be very simple clean and strong.

I never really thought about making a coffee table using chair legs and hardwood flooring but one day while i was looking for something to make i took a second look at the base of these chairs. I ve been keeping my eye out for a table base with either a missing top or one in not so great condition. Add hardwood flooring as a tabletop to a coffee table that is missing it s original table top.