Making a Outdoor Wood Table

Cut the two 6-foot lengths of wood into three 3-foot lengths and two 18-inch lengths, using your circular saw. The long pieces will be the tabletops, and the short pieces will be the legs.

Mark two locations on one of the three longer pieces. Make all the marks on the center of the wide face of the board. Make the two marks 1 inch from each end of the wooden board. Make the same marks on the remaining two long tabletop boards.

Drill a hole at each of the marked locations on the long boards. Drill each hole with a drill and 3/4-inch drill bit. Make the holes 4 inches deep into the wood.

Mark three locations on the shorter boards with a carpenter's pencil. Make the marks in the center of one of the narrow sides of the wood. Make the first mark on each board, in the very center. Make the remaining marks 1 inch from each end on each board.

Using the same drill bit as used to make the hole in the long boards, drill a 4-inch hole at each marked location on the short boards. Make the holes as straight into the wood as possible.

Cut the 4-foot long dowel into 8-inch lengths. These dowels will hold the table together.

Place the two shorter boards on a flat working space, with the hole side up. Arrange the boards parallel to each other and 2 feet apart.

Cover half of an 8-inch-long dowel with wood glue. Stick the dowel into one of the holes of a short board. Repeat for all of the holes in both short boards. Allow the glue to dry before moving on to the next step.

Cover half of each of the dowels that are sticking out of the holes with wood glue. Place one long tabletop piece over the first dowels in both table leg pieces. The long board should be perpendicular across the two short boards, with its holes facing down. Adjust the board so its holes cover the top of the dowels sticking out of the legs; push the board down on the dowels. Repeat for the remaining two tabletop pieces.

Sand the corners of the table lightly with sandpaper.