How to Build a Kid's Small Eating Table With Already Pre-Cut Wood

Building a small table for your child provides a treasured memory for her future. Made of a pre-cut piece of laminated pine, four mounting brackets and four screw-on legs, her childhood table can grow with her. With the addition of longer legs, the small eating table becomes an end or a console table for her first apartment. When she has children of her own, she can replace the legs and return the table to its original use -- for your grandchildren.

1 piece of laminated pine, 24 by 48 by 2 inches
Ruler
Drill with screwdriver bit
Screws, 1-inch
4 mounting brackets
4 round table legs with hanger bolt, 16 inches long
Sandpaper, fine grit
Tack cloth
Paintbrush
Polyurethane, satin-finish

Instructions

- 1
  Turn the laminated pine, or table top, so the nicest side faces down. Measure and mark 1 inch in from each corner.
- 2
  Align the outermost screw hole of each leg bracket with the pencil marks, so that the legs are at least an inch inside the edges of the table. Screw the brackets to the table using wood screws and a drill with a screwdriver bit. Screw the legs into the brackets.
- 3
  Turn the table right side up and sand with fine-grit sandpaper until all surfaces are smooth. Wipe with a tack cloth to remove all dust.
- 4
  Brush a coat of satin-finish polyurethane over the wood. Allow to dry according to the manufacturer's instructions. Sand lightly, wipe with a tack cloth and add another coat of polyurethane. Allow to dry completely before using.

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