Making Table Out Of Hardwood Flooring

I ve been keeping my eye out for a table base with either a missing top or one in not so great condition.

Making table out of hardwood flooring.

The beauty of this type of table resides in. Fit together planks and secure from underneath with scrap wood braces. Drag a piece of flooring tongue side down to even out the base for a brick path. Level soil or sand photo by kolin smith.

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. This project works best if the coffee table is sturdy enough to hold the heavy oak flooring. 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.

Popular uses for this joint are in the creation of doors panels and table tops. Creating your own hardwood floors tongue and groove joint. I love the idea of using hardwood flooring as table tops. How to make a coffee table or a bench using chair legs and hardwood flooring.

Step by step tutorial will have you making your own project this weekend. 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. Attach the boards to the sides of the tabletop using 2 finish nails. Hardwood floors add warmth and beauty to your home.

Cut off the outside tongue and groove and stain the edges to match. Add hardwood flooring as a tabletop to a coffee table that is missing it s original table top. I told you about this table over a year ago in my post recent finds june 18 2012. Build a coffee table photo by gerenme e getty.

How to make a table top from hardwood floors. Another function for this joint is seen in hardwood floors. Weather it s the new generation on laminate floors traditional hardwoods or hardwood floors that you have taken from the woods and made yourself they will add value to your home.