How to Make a Round Dining Table

Making your own round dining room table can be a rewarding and quick craft that can save you a lot of money. Making one is fairly easy to do. It's slightly more complicated than making a rectangular or square-shaped table, but many parts of the process are the same.

Measuring tape
Saw
Sandpaper
Wood stain or paint
2-by-4 inch wood
Drill
Screws
2-inch-thick wood panel
8 L-shaped bars

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the space where your table will go using the measuring tape. Give yourself enough room for chairs. Allot about 1 foot all around for chair space. The measurement you took will serve as the diameter for the round table.
- 2
  Mark a center point on your wood, and halve your diameter measurement. From the center point, measure the length of the radius and mark your points. Do this a few times, and connect the spots to create a full circle. Cut out the circle using a table saw or regular saw. This is now your table top.
- 3
  Sandpaper your table top until it is smooth.
- 4
  Cut your 2-by-4 into four 36-inch pieces. Sand them and stain them. These will serve as your table legs.
- 5
  Flip your table top over, and divide it into quarter pieces lightly using pencil marks. Make a point at the end of each mark, about 1 inch away from the table's edge. This is where each of your table legs will sit.
- 6
  Place your table leg on the underside of your table top, and line up your L-shape bar. Screw in two of the L-shaped metal bars on either side of your table leg. Do this for all four legs. You can also skip the L-shaped metal bars, and instead just screw the table legs to the table at an angle.
- 7
  Stain your table, and let it dry.

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