I love to create, design, repurpose and fix anything that is broken at my house by doing it myself. I try to make stuff that I need/want instead of buying it.
I hope that these videos that I made will inspire you to create and build your own DIY projects.
Stumbled upon this video and there are a lot of ways to make this better… here are my notes Just assuming that this is a very basic table for people without a table saw (if you have a table saw trim off the rounded edges of the 2x6 for the table). First point - when making a table top, alternate the growth rings so you have semi circles on the end grain going up and down and up and down. This will help to limit cupping and bowing. Second gluing AND screwing the table together is unnecessary. The glue is what holds the board together. Just clamp it together (if you don’t have clamps, I guess you could use the pocket screws….) Third, NEVER screw the breadboard ends to the table. That completely defeats the purpose of that design element. Wood moves (especially this type of construction grade wood) with the changes in the season. It wants/needs to swell and shrink with the humidity in the air. If you prevent that (say by screwing the boards together in the ends) you risk the table top warping or snapping under pressure. So avoid the breadboard end altogether or google how to do it right (which is with an oversized mortise and tenons that are not screwed in but pinned loosely in place to allow movement and keeping the table flat). Fourth in securing the table top to the legs do not use pocket screws. Use little l shaped brackets but leave a little wiggle room for wood movement. You want the table top to be attached to the apron but still be allowed to shrink and swell with time.
Bravo Monsieur vous avez fait preuve de dextérité ,de pragmatisme et d’une parfaite pédagogie. Continuez et ouvrez votre porte à de jeunes futurs artisans artistes. Meilleur vœux.
Why call your channel DIY Plan, but don't provide anything resembling a plan. The build looks awesome and was fun to watch, but no dimensions or "plan" of any kind.
I never like commenting, but the fact that you made your table plan free is amazing. Wow me and my husband are going to attempt this. Thank you! We have so much scrap wood.
