Wood Table From Scraps

I was thinking a while back why I had never made a table for our workshop. A place where me and my coworkers could eat and relax. The cone shaped leg turned out to be pretty easy with all the expensive machinery at the workplace. Fortunately, with the high wood prices, we had plenty of wood scraps around the shop and from a previous project using pallet wood.

• Planer
• Chop Saw
• Moulder or Table Saw
• Edge Sander
• Hand Sander
• Wood Glue
• 1/2 to 3/4 White Oak boards

Start off by cutting boards 4 inches wide by 2 foot long. You will need 8 of these boards. I used a band saw for the first board. Then just put one of those boards in between the fence and the saw blade to cut the next seven as shown in the picture. Now cut across corner to corner so as to end up with two pieces 1 inch tapering up to 3 inch. This gives the wider end of the cone a circumference of about 24 inches.

Set the table saw or moulder at a 22.5 degree angle before putting the boards through.

Here's the part that can be a little tricky. Put plenty of glue one (better too much than too little). Wrap shrink wrap or tape tightly around to keep the pieces in place. Then get large c shape wood clamps to clamp the cone all the way around (about 8 clamps for a cone). Start up the edge sander and sand the faces and lightly hit the edges. Once the ends of the cones are sanded level glue the two small ends of the cones together with a strong epoxy glue like 2p-10.

Glue together a square at least 26x26 inches wide. To draw and round circle place a tack or screw in the center. Then hook one end of a tape measure on it. Now just walk around with a pen at the 13 inch mark. I the planed and sanded it down to about 1/2 inch thick. I used the edge sander to get it nice and round ,then rounded the edge with a router.

To cover up the crack in the middle of the cones. I cut some small pieces at a 22.5 degree angle. Once nailed and glued on with the help of cable ties I added a bike chain around it for a finishing touch.

I'm going to put a coat of polyurethane on to seal it. Can't wait to surprise everyone with the table.