Wooden Pallet Coffeetable
by daphillips39 in Workshop > Pallets
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Wooden Pallet Coffeetable
This table is a cool way to reuse some wooden pallets.
Obtain Pallets
Find 4-6 wooden pallets that have been weathered slightly. make sure that most of the wooden boards are not broken so they can be used later.
Salvage the Pallets
take apart the pallets to salvage the boards. keep the good ones and toss the bad ones (thats why you want more rather than less).
Aline the Wooden 1 by 6's
put the 1*6's in a line so that 1 inch sides are touching the next one.
Connect the Boards
lay the 2 by 4s perpendicular on the 1 by 6s. this you will need to screw together with screws.
Cut Your Table Into a Hexagon.
find the midpoints on 2 opposite ends of the table. Then from those point go at a 60 degree angle either way. this will create a 60 degree interior angle on 6 corners.
Cut Out the Perimeter
take 6, 2 by 4s and cut each end at a 60 degree angle so that it can create the perimeter. connectand pocket screw these 6 sides around the table.
Sand Down the Table Top
use a orbital, mouse, or belt sander with 60 grit to sand down the top of your table. when smooth increase grit to 120 and continue to sand until smooth.
Cut Legs
get 3, 2 by 4s that are 36 inches long and cut them in half. this way you will have 6 legs that are 18 inches each.
Stain Table
use preferred stain to stain the legs and table top to darkness that you would like.
Attach Legs
use 3-4 screws and pocket screw the legs onto the perimeter
now your table is complete