Table cottages with their own hands

Cottage - this is definitely the place where you want to escape from the city and breathe fresh air and a drink of sweet herbal tea on the veranda.And the special charm of this ceremony would give a straightforward arrangement of garden furniture made independently.

table to give their own hands

Option 1. Table legged

choosing materials for the table in the first place should pay attention to the quality of wood - not all wood usable.Softwood, such as spruce and pine, pliable and easy to work, but such material without appropriate treatment more flammable and can damage the resin secreted by a tablecloth.

worktop pine

boards aspen

Hardwood (aspen, oak, ash), more favorable, their products are strong, durable and have an attractive appearance.

table on legs.Drawing

Materials and tools

For internal arrangement of cottages and country houses are more acceptable long narrow tables that let you move around the room freely.It should be noted zagotavlivaya everything you need for work and designing the table itself.

boards countertops. to the table is preferable to use a board of not less than 30 mm thick.This thickness will provide the table strength and the ability to withstand heavy loads.The optimum length varies between 150-200 cm. You can buy a ready-made wooden board two sizes 30-2000 mm.

boards countertops

balusters or wooden boards for the legs. Curly balusters give homemade table manufacturing chic and luxurious look.And for making the legs of timber boards need to choose a minimum section of 50x50 mm.The convenient height of the table is provided at the height of the legs approximately 73-75 cm.

table legs

Other materials and tools

1. boards 20 mm and a width of 8-10 cm for tabletop frame.
2. Putty Wood.
3. screwdriver and screws 30 and 50 mm.
4. Sandpaper of various grits and holder.
5. Clamps for fixing the legs and tabletops.
6. Electric drill.
7. sander.
8. Building level.
9. elbow.
10. Roulette or centimeter.
11. marker.
12. Clay.

Stages manufacturing

Grinding

In preparing the materials all the boards and the boards are handled a plane, sander or coarse sandpaper to remove irregularities, the remnants of cut knots, clean crack.Boards should be flat and smooth, so polished on all sides, including the ends, edges and corners.

If you intend to manufacture countertops solid shield without gaps, it is better to buy a grooved materials - this will create a strong bond and a single web to save time on the adjustment elements.On the edges of the boards for the legs are cut chamfer.

Countertops wood for tables

frame assembly for countertops

frame enhances durability and table stability, its dimensions are totally dependent on countertop options, but there are some general rules: both in length and width of the frameshould be less than 30-25 cm to countertop

Video -. Making countertops

fastening leg crossbars

fastening leg crossbars

itself is going to frame out of 4 planks that form the external skeleton, and6 internal cross straps.Boards are set on edge at right angles using a square and screws are tightened to 50 mm.The joints are coated pre-adhesive (PVA or carpentry).To prevent the split boards, they can be drilled guide holes and only after that screws screwed.

Fasten long strips.table frame ready

Fasten long strips.table frame ready

along the length of the frame is the markup for the cross bars and rails are drilled.It is important that cross were strictly perpendicular framing both sides of the frame.The ends of the cross bars are coated with adhesive, and the whole structure is fixed with screws.Make sure that the screw heads do not protrude, and were completely "drowned" in the wood.

assembly frame

table frame (manufacturing option)

boards countertops are connected, tape aligned and stacked on the floor, face down, on top of the frame is placed so that the cross-bars were firmly on the table.The strips are drilled guides for screws, and all the elements are pulled together by screws 30 mm.Each board has to cross 5-6 screws.

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Assembly legs

table Optional mounting legs of the table

method of fastening the legs of the table

countertop is placed on a workbench or a few stools for subsequent mounting legs.The foot of the table is fixed in a corner of the frame clamps and drilled in the frame rails for self-tapping screws.

Fasten tabletop

Fasten tabletop

adhesive is applied before mounting feet on the end of the bar - this will save desk from loosening and contribute to greater strength.It is recommended to fix the leg with four screws on each side, but if desired can additionally use the metal corners.Round balusters long screws fixed to the front of the table, and the square - on the corner fasteners.

Finish

After mounting legs, the table is turned and placed on the floor.Depending on the design table fret saw off the radius corners or completely is rounded butt.On the countertop edges can be cut and chamfer all carefully sanded.

Grinding finish

If necessary, scratches and cracks, resulting in progress, closed up putty for wood.Screw heads are better not to touch, to be able to pull up design.

After final grinding the table removes all dust and chips, and the product itself is covered with stain or several layers of lacquer.

Applying varnish

lacquer coating or wax

table

Beautiful and unusual look Decoupage tables with elements of decor or a single painting.But the hidden beauty of the natural wood beneath the paint layer is not necessary, modern varnishes and impregnation will perform all the necessary work to protect the product from moisture.

Decoupage

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Video - Tableon the legs to give

Option 2. Table of stump

unusual and innovative way to arrange the garden area is the creation of interior items made of natural materials.In ennobling the territory, threatening or old buildings are often cut down trees.If your cottage there or was just a tree, then clearly a problem finding a suitable stump will not arise.If the idea came spontaneously, then look for the right stump can clearings in the nearby forest or ask at the owners of neighboring parcels.

table from the stump

Materials and tools

for producing such a fancy table from the stump require quite a bit:

• wood for countertops, recommended thickness countertops from 20 mm in the selection boards must adhere to rules"the more countertop, the bigger slice of the board";
• stump.For jobs require any dried stump of wood, as long as the timber was intact, not damp and rotten.If you cut down the tree took place recently, the stump must be properly dried.And do it better by placing the stump in a warm dry room or outdoors in sunny weather.We must remember that a few weeks - a period sufficient for good drying.Typically, the whole process takes less than two months.Determine the status of the wood can be on the ease of separation of the crust - if the bark coming off easily, you can start to work;
• varnish for wood, water-based natural color or transparent.This is the best part in the least emphasize the texture of natural wood and dignity;
• sandpaper different grits and the holder;
• planer or sander;
• chisel;
• building level;
• roulette;
• hammer and nails;
• screwdriver and screws;
• abrasive fiber.

Stages manufacturing

Cooking stump

Stage 1

dried preform next table must be cleaned from the cortex.This stage is useful to chisel or a chisel.To remove the bark should be very carefully and gently to avoid damaging the wood and prevent cracks and splits.All soft and decayed area must also be removed.

Cooking stump

Cooking stump

Cooking stump

Step 2

Once the bark has been removed, the stump is necessary to align the horizontal plane.To do this, using the level prepared smooth surface, and it set the foundation of the future table.

If there is a curvature, the disadvantages are eliminated with the help of the planer.At this stage of work with a hacksaw to saw off unnecessarily large stump and roots all the unnecessary parts, sections of which are then zashlifovyvayut.

Lacquered stump

Step 3

stump aligned level disk sander to sand, particularly the horizontal part.Sides stump as polished and hard to reach areas are processed coarse sandpaper.This is a fairly time-consuming process that requires a significant investment in time.

stump grinding

Step 4

cracks and grooves in the barrel should be cleaned of dirt and rot using a chisel, then folded in half (working layer outside) sandpaper gently process them inside.Remains of wood dust are cleaned with a brush or vacuum cleaner construction.

Step 5

Manufacturing countertops

Manufacturing countertops

Manufacturing countertops

To prevent podgnivaniya stump and allow air circulation between the table and the floor, the bottom can be mounted to the bottom of furniture legs.Availability legs make easier movement of the table.

legs, you can choose any of: metal, furniture casters or special rubberized base.Strengthen their best with screws to the base of the stump, the number is randomly selected based on the size of the table.

Mount countertops to stump

Step 6

After installing the legs begin to crate the top of the stump.To do this, on the sidewalls perpendicular fills two parallel strips, and the top two of a number of shareholders - a total of 6 bars, fastened together with nails.This will be a framework for countertops.

Step 7

Option countertops for holiday table

prepared board tabletops fastening bottom cross bars.Form countertops can be very diverse: round, rectangular, with rounded corners.Winning looks version of the table with a round or oval table top.

table from the stump with glass top

To give a form, you can use a home-made device of a thread, a pencil and a nail: the end of the thread is wrapped around the pencil and the nail tip is placed in the middle of the table top, the selected radius outlining a circle, and thenIt saw off all unnecessary, and the edges and surface countertops processed sander.

countertop can be a match for the base

countertop can be a match for the base

Step 8

holes and boards defects can decorate finely chipped glittering stones, their paint bay and processed after drying againgrinder to smooth out the surface.

Ready worktop is fixed on the bottom crate holders on nails or screws matched in size.

worktop saw cut

Ready table varnished in several layers.After applying the first layer, a good product is dried and treated with fine sandpaper.This will prevent flaking varnish and subsequent layers will stay up straighter.

table from the stump on wheels

table from the stump on wheels

After removing the dust cause the second and subsequent layers of varnish without grouting.If desired, after drying, the last layer can be treated with abrasive fiber - it removes unwanted shine and give a matte surface.

a table and chairs from the stumps

Such creative decorate any table veranda, especially in a pleasant frame of green bushes or flower beds.

Holiday table from the stump

Holiday table from the stump

Holiday table from the stump

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