The steps you followed to make the legs are spot on. That said, there’s lots that could go wrong in the build. First, you have to confirm that the miter saw is accurately set to 45 degrees. Very few set stops on a miter saw are accurate. If the angle is a degree off you are not going to get parallel planes for the feet and the top. You did not uses a stop block to ensure that the length of the legs were precise. A variation of even a 1/16” could result in one leg being shorter than the other. You cut the half laps to 3-1/2”, but you did not allow for the trimming of the rounding of the edges. Thus, the fit of the joint was loose. I’m sure the leg you built had variances from the intended dimensions. They were minor to be sure, but there was a lack of attention to detail in the work.
I just measure and tape 2 1/2 inches from the borders, Then after the first color is painted on, I then tape it at 2 inches so once the tape comes off, there is a 1/2 trim color next to 2 inches of the border color.
Yeah I created some stencils using a vinly cutter to cut out some poster board so I can trace it easier. When I first started I just held a tape measer at the measurement and went around the circle. But having an 11" circle for the trim color and a 10" circle for the main color is very helpful
Hey man great video! Did you cut legs 29” or 39”? Didn’t really catch what you said. Trying to make one for a project. I want the table to be 29” in height.
Sorry for never replying until now, Most the time I just get typical house paint from lowes or home depot, Lowes does the exact colors of NFL teams so thats nice. I usually get either flat or eggshell sheet knowing that there will be a semigloss polyurethane on top!
@@robsaliski Most paint I use is paint and primer, but certain colors like orange, yellow, and red still take a ton of coats to cover, even with expensive paints, so that's why in the video the orange was done before the navy.
Not with frog tape, and painting the extra coat of the color that is under the tape usually stops all the bleeding, occasionally there are minor touch ups, but when I was painting the logos without doing that extra layer before changing colors, I would have to do lots of touch ups for bleeing paints
As others have said the saw noise was crazy loud. Also with a sliding miter saw you can make those half lap cuts instead of using the circular saw. Easier IMO.
yeah definitely easier if you set up the stop, This was like the first time actually making half lap joints, I would use the miter if I had to make them again. Sorry for your ears, was the first video I made.
This is great! Making a console table and want to do a similar X base with 4x4s. Below are the dims. How long do the two boards need to be to achieve the height? Hight of table with top 30-31” Width of table top is 18”, length is 51. Any other tips are appreciated
Yes, so after I put the vinyl on top of the painted areas, I do another thin coat of the same paint that is underneath the vinyl. It fills any gaps and seals the edges so the new color does not!
What is the second measurement for making the notch? Because 19 1/8 from both long points leaves you with a huge gap. And your diagram has 1’ 7 13/16 from LP. What did I miss because this 4x4 is trashed now.
sorry I just now saw this, I think I just traced the thickness of the connecting 4x4 to get the exact size because depending on how much you plane off it would be different.
im sure you must have figured it out by now, but just fr someone else who is new and reading this, what i do is , first mark the 45 deg angle, then measure from the lowest point of the angle from one side to the other side lowest angle, mark the length you want then cut the 45 degree angles on both sides, remember the highest tip of the angle will come to same plane as the lowest angle once assembled so measure from lowest sides of angles. i m sure there is an easier method but since im new too and learning this is my way of doing it. takes a few times of measuring when u try it fr first time so use a pencil so tht wrong markings can be erased. after a few attempts i got the hang of it :)
Well done. It's not easy fitting those pieces flush with each other and lining up the dowels in each piece. Sometimes I drill the holes all the way through and cut off the dowels flush to the surface and then sand it down. Dowels can decorate a project especially if they are a darker color than the wood.
yes. thats coorect, normally i do 20 to 25 degrees but you have to be very careful while cutting coz a slight off degree can ruin the pieces or you will have to spend more time correcting it.the lesser the angle more height
What a great video, exactly what I was looking for to help me make my first side table. Starting small. Can I just glue them together with wood glue after this process? Also, how do I attach it to my table? Sorry for all the questions I’m also new to woodworking, just finding my way around atm. Thanks for sharing the video it’s super helpful 😀
My client was putting granite on top of these so they just screwed in some plywood from the top and then put on the granite. but I would probably add a piece that goes across the top and then use the brackets to attach the table top.
Looks great, these were the steps I wanted to take so its nice to see someone pull it off so effortlessly. After a glue up these legs will be super sturdy it seems. I wonder how you would screw them together instead of glue so that you can dismantle it.
I usually have my seating around 20 inches tall, so i would probably do something that 15 wide by 19 tall, that would make the length of the peices around 24" But then that would change the angle and no longer be cuts at 90 degrees.
It's going to depend on the thickness of the wood, but it didn't budge when I sat on it, so it should be strong for any good heavy duty table top, The person I made it for is putting a granite slab on it.
