Coffee table

Lynda Evans

Friday, April 20, 2012

Photography Toby Scott

Time:

less than 1 hour

Difficulty:

Easy

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8 galvanised round drilled 25mm flanges, $12.39 each
1 galvanised 25mm x 91cm pipe piece, $30.90
4 galvanised 25mm x 15cm pipe pieces, $6.51 each
8 galvanised 25mm x 20cm pipe pieces, $7.82 each
6 galvanised F&F 15mm tee joints, $6.49 each
4 pine 1.2m x 14cm x 20mm tongue-and-groove planks, $5.83 a m
3 pine 45cm x 6.6cm x 1.9cm supports for under the table, $3.30 a m
24 Zenith 30mm self-drilling timber screws, $3 for pack of 35
Drill & pencil
16 Zenith galvanised 50mm 1/4” cup-head nut & bolt sets, 48 cents each
16 Zenith galvanised 1/4” washers, 19 cents each
Feast Watson oil-based Liming Solution in White, $22.07 for 500ml

This modern industrial-style coffee table is great fun to make – and it'll be the talking point of your living room. You can ask at your hardware store to have the tongue-and-groove planks and timber pieces cut to size.

Step 1 Screw together galvanised pipes and joints to make H-shaped ends. Screw in the long centre pipe to connect H-shaped ends. Place flanges at the bottom and top of the base to form feet and fastening plates for the timber top.

Step 2 Join the tongue-and-groove planks together. Mark where you need to drill holes to attach the base – this will ensure you don't put a supporting bracket in the way. Screw supporting brackets to tabletop.

Step 3 Carefully centre the base and top and use a pencil to mark where you need to drill holes in the timber to fasten the base and top together.

Step 4 Using a drill, secure the top to the base with nuts, bolts and washers.

Step 5 Sand timber top and coat with white liming solution. Allow to dry for 16 hours before using.

All galvanised-steel items used in our projects are from Tradelink and the tools are from Bunnings.