Gateleg Table

Using the tools at my local hackerspace, I used my circular saw to do the rough cuts out of the full sheet of plywood, then evened them up on the tablesaw. Then I used the chopsaw to cut the 2x4s and 1x2s into shorter pieces.

The idea is to rip the 1x2s in half (so the resultant bands will be 1-5/8 wide, because dimensional lumber lies) then cutting a tongue into them with a dado-blade in the tablesaw.

The 2x4s are cut to a height of 30" for the legs; you need six of them, four for the base of the table and two for the swinging legs. The remaining 2x4s will be used for the stretchers and the like... and we'll get to measuring those later.

Unfortunately, this was the time that the tablesaw at the lab popped it's belt, so it's offline and the project is on hold until we get the saw repaired.

While doing layout design for the table project, and watching a lot of New Yankee Workshop videos on Youtube, it was decided to scrap the butcherblock part of the table, and instead use 1x2 sticks as edge-banding on a plywood tabletop. and a 'classic' table-size design (36x48 rectangular). Also, to save money on this first large-scale experiment, the decision was made to construct this out of pine.

I went to the store and bought three 1x2s, six 2x4s, and a single-sheet of BC plywood, then headed down to Quelab to make the cuts.