Industrial & Rustic Media Console

I got this idea after seeing similar style benches, tables and other types of consoles. I really like the look of steel pipes and feel it makes furniture look really awesome! 2x4's are cheap, easy to find, reasonably easy to work with, and look pretty dang good when stained and oiled. This is really cheap to make and honestly quite simple. Take your time and be as precise as possible without worrying too much. This style of furniture covers most mistakes! Have fun!

SUPPLIES

• Twelve 2x4's
• 3 Feet of 2x12 or similar for shelf
• Two 3/4" Steel Pipes at 8" in length
• Four 3/4" Floor Flanges for Steel Pipe
• Glue
• 1 1/2" Wood Screws

TOOLS

• Table Saw
• Skilsaw
• Chop Saw/Mitre Saw (optional)
• Sander
• Square
• Tape Measure
• Screw Gun (or Screwdriver)
• Hand Planer (optional, but will make it look much better!)
• Stain or Danish Oil (I used both, Early American Stain)
• Black Spray Paint

• Be careful and use eye protection, ear protection, and face mask (respirator) suggested
• Use push stick and keep safe from blade

• Measure out 44" (or desired length) on one ripped 2x4
• Cut 2x4 to length
• Use your new cut off as stencil for the other 2x4's

• choose best-looking edges and organize wood to your liking
• Decide if you are gluing good side down or up

• Use a good quality Wood Glue like Titebond
• Spread glue on the wood using scrap wood or similar item
• Glue all wood together and consider staggered ends

• Use one of your ripped 2x4 cut offs to use as spacer to correctly stagger wood on ends

• Clamp it all together and double check spacing on the ends is as good as possible
• There is room for correction later using sander and planer

• Cut your 2x4 cut off's in half for legs (we will cut it to length after we glue and clamp)
• Use your first cut off as a stencil to speed things up
• Does not have to be super precise since we are still going to cut final length after we glue

• Glue Legs together
• Make sure to apply glue to the staggered portions (this is where your strength comes from)
• Spread glue evenly and when all flush, clamp it all together

• When glue is set and dry, flip table up to measure out leg length
• Cut using a circular saw carefully and as straight as possible
• Do this to both ends at your desired height (I chose 17")

1. Plane top and side surfaces until it looks awesome
2. Sand on all surfaces
3. Make sure to sand off sharp edges
4. Start with 80 grit sandpaper and finish with 120 or 220

• Line the edges with painters tape to protect from paint
• Paint the underbelly and insides using black paint (I used spray paint)

• Apply oil or stain to the color of your choice
• I used Stain and Oil, Early American Stain from Minwax and Medium Walnut Danish Oil
• Sand with fine sandpaper prior to protective coat
• I used Danish Oil as last coat but you can also use a polyurethane
• Using a rag works best to apply stain and polyurethane

• Using a 2x12 (or similar size) measure out 3 feet
• Cut at 3 feet for shelf
• Sand and Stain to similar (or different) color of your console

• Thread the steel pipes and flanges together
• Center and screw them into the top side (best looking side) of the shelf on either end
• Prop shelf up against bottom of console, center, and mount it

• Flip it over
• Show your friends and Family
• Set it up and show it off!