How to Make a Sewing Cutting Table Using Folding Tables

Cut a laminate top to turn a pair of foldable card tables into a cutting table. This creates a table long enough to lay out the pieces for a dress, or a full length skirt or slacks. Laminate is available at hardware and home improvement stores. It is thin and lightweight, but sturdy. You can store the cutting top under a bed or at the back of a large closet.

Two matching square folding tables
Tape measure
Laminate countertop sheet
Masking tape
Circular saw
Fine-tooth saw blade
Wood file

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the width of a folding card table, from the widest part of the outside edge to the corresponding point on the opposite side. Do not measure just the top surface, which may be slightly smaller.
- 2
  Mark a rectangle with this width and twice this length on a piece of laminate countertop. Use masking tape to mark the rectangle. The outside edge of the tape should be along the outside edge of the rectangle. The tape will keep the edge from splitting.
- 3
  Use a circular saw with a fine blade to cut along the edge of the tape. This is the cutting table top.
- 4
  Finish the edges of the table top by filing it with a wood file held at a 45-degree angle. File the edge smooth so it will not snag the fabric.
- 5
  Set up the two folding tables side by side and place the cutting tabletop on top.

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