How to Build a Wooden Table With Foldable Legs

Decide on the tabletop size. Assume you are using a 40-by-30-inch piece of wood for the tabletop, and it's an inch thick. The standard height of a dining room table is 30 inches, thus your legs will be 29 inches long with an inch added by the tabletop thickness.

Measure and cut the 2-by-2 plank into four legs, each 29 inches long.

Lay the tabletop on a level floor with the bottom facing up. Line up each leg a half inch from the corner. Position each leg with a folding leg bracket, carefully laying out the direction each leg will fold toward to prevent overlapping legs. A simple solution has each bracket fold to the right of the leg, giving each leg its own side.

Mark each mount's screw holes with a pencil, both on the table bottom and the leg.

Drill the screw holes. Mount the bracket on the table by screwing it in place. Then position each leg and screw it securely in place. Test the folding of each leg to make sure it sits flush with the table bottom.