I Want To Build A Table

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That number is for three 4x8 planks of cabinet grade plywood. I believe they were $35 each at Home Depot. Since I was doing a racetrack and you will see the actual plywood... I went with the best grade available.

Everything is also more expensive in NYC than out in the sticks... so that would probably factor in as well.

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Do all three planks need to be cabinet grade? It would seem that only one of the three needs to be because only one will be showing. The rest are all covered, correct?

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Built mine out of a sheet of 3/4" OSB, and a 3/4" sheet of stain grade plywood. weighs a freakin ton, and its REALLY solid. you don't see the OSB. Using a sheet of OSB closer to a half inch will still provide plenty of support. My total cost was about $250, with fabric and padding costing around 100 of it.

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Built mine out of a sheet of 3/4" OSB, and a 3/4" sheet of stain grade plywood. weighs a freakin ton, and its REALLY solid. you don't see the OSB. Using a sheet of OSB closer to a half inch will still provide plenty of support. My total cost was about $250, with fabric and padding costing around 100 of it.

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How did you make it with just two sheets? Most of the plans I see require three. Two would be nice...

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I will do a sketch a little later.

This method wasn't shown on the couple sites i looked at when i did this. Came up with it on my own. did this a couple years ago, so it may be on a site somewhere else, if someone else thought the same thing i did.

1. Cut the OSB and stain grade plywood to the desired size of the table, round ends and all, desired width, etc.

2. Measure 3" or so from the edge of the OSB, and cut out the ring. this is the top ring for your rail, that will get padded and upholstered. Round the top edges if you have a router. I don't know if this is even neccessary, but i did it. If you don't it probably doesn't matter.

3. Measure 1" or so in on the stain grade and cut another ring. mark which end is which, so the ring fits back into place when the rail is made.

4. Cut the middle part of the stain grade plywood out if you are doing a racetrack. if not, skip this part.

5. Mount the stain grade table part to the OSB table part. Stain grade will overhang the OSB by a couple inches, so you won't see the OSB, unless you duck under the table.

6. Glue and screw the OSB 3" ring to the top of the plywood 1" ring, and give time to dry. Then, put into place on the Stain grade table part, and drill a few holes through the OSB and the table, so you can fasten it on with t-nuts. Or, better yet you can skip this and just fasten it from the bottom with wood screws. You are'nt taking it off much anyways. I realized this after i did the t nut thing.

7. Upholster the table part, and the rail separately, do all your stain, varethane and all, then assemble.

Some of the sites linked have guys doing similar things, using a couple different pieces of wood for their rails. this is way easier.

Edit: im going to attach the sketch in a separate post, cuz i cant get on photobucket at work. if these instructions dont make sense, PM me and ill try to explain better.

[Lottery Larry]

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Exactly! Especially since I wanted TWO tables at the time... :P

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My brother is a carpenter. If he wakes up at 7am and starts working, how long will it take him to build a table? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Lets assume he is making one exactly like this, just for the sake of my question.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...age=0&vc=1

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Although it took Casper and I 9 TOTAL hours to build it, we smoked roughly a pack of cigarettes, drank almost a case of beer, and had pizza and football in the middle. Actual work time was closer to 6 hours most likely. I feel confident that we could do it much faster now that we know what exactly we're doing.

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Plywood - $115
1" Rail Foam - $70
Whisper Rail Vinyl - $30
Truck Rental - $20
Cupholders - $29
T bolts - $3
Machine screws - $3
Wood screws - $6
Poly - $15
Mineral - $15
Sandpaper - $12
Velveteen - $35
1/4 headliner - $25
Staples - $10
Wood glue - $7
Table legs - $20

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Dude, you got ripped on alot of these prices. Unless you live in Hawaii, it shouldn't have cost you $115 for plywood. Our table cost us maybe $140 total. If we added a racetrack, it would have tacked on roughly $23 extra for the other piece of wood and stain and laquer. Come on down to Lowes for your supplies next time [/shameless plug].

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Dude, you got ripped on alot of these prices. Unless you live in Hawaii, it shouldn't have cost you $115 for plywood. Our table cost us maybe $140 total. If we added a racetrack, it would have tacked on roughly $23 extra for the other piece of wood and stain and laquer. Come on down to Lowes for your supplies next time [/shameless plug].

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I would love to hear how much these parts cost you. Even the cheapest plywood at home depot was at least $20 bucks. Where are you from BTW where you can get these parts cheaper?

All the big ticket items like the whisper vinyl, the foam, the velveen, and the headliner are from proprietary sellers. The foam was expensive because I bought the really big piece (not smaller pieces which I glued together and risked having a seam).

Let me know cause I may build another table down the road.

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Dude, you got ripped on alot of these prices. Unless you live in Hawaii, it shouldn't have cost you $115 for plywood. Our table cost us maybe $140 total. If we added a racetrack, it would have tacked on roughly $23 extra for the other piece of wood and stain and laquer. Come on down to Lowes for your supplies next time [/shameless plug].

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I would love to hear how much these parts cost you. Even the cheapest plywood at home depot was at least $20 bucks. Where are you from BTW where you can get these parts cheaper?

All the big ticket items like the whisper vinyl, the foam, the velveen, and the headliner are from proprietary sellers. The foam was expensive because I bought the really big piece (not smaller pieces which I glued together and risked having a seam).

Let me know cause I may build another table down the road.

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You got these at the right price.

If it's been a while since some of you bought lumber, there was a HUGE price jump about 2 years ago. A sheet of 3/4" red oak goes for $50+. Birch plywood is a little bit cheaper, with 3/4" going for around 40. The OSB i mention above went for about $8 per sheet a couple years ago, but they shut a couple factories down, and now it goes for about $30 per sheet, depending on how thick you get it. Lumber is now REALLY expensive. Hell, even 2x4 pine studs are a few bucks each, instead of being less than a buck.

I just looked into some bamboo plywood, like you see on some of the modern furniture, cuz its cool stuff, and i want to make something out of it. It's about $200 for a sheet. Needless to say, i wont be making anything out of it any time soon. Maple burl can go for over $500 per sheet

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You got these at the right price.

If it's been a while since some of you bought lumber, there was a HUGE price jump about 2 years ago. A sheet of 3/4" red oak goes for $50+. Birch plywood is a little bit cheaper, with 3/4" going for around 40. The OSB i mention above went for about $8 per sheet a couple years ago, but they shut a couple factories down, and now it goes for about $30 per sheet, depending on how thick you get it. Lumber is now REALLY expensive. Hell, even 2x4 pine studs are a few bucks each, instead of being less than a buck.

I just looked into some bamboo plywood, like you see on some of the modern furniture, cuz its cool stuff, and i want to make something out of it. It's about $200 for a sheet. Needless to say, i wont be making anything out of it any time soon. Maple burl can go for over $500 per sheet

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Yeah I bought these last summer. The money doesn't bother me too much as living in a city has its advantage/disadvantages. Just like every metropolis... you will pay more for goods... yet salaries are typically higher so it evens out.

One thing I did notice last year was the price of foam was a lot more expensive. Not sure if its the same now... but that $70 foam really hurts. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I gotta admit I am glad I didnt cheap out because the foam feels really nice (not too soft, yet not too firm). But it was definitely pricey.

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Get those removable cup holders they use at casinos that have the flat part that slides under the rail. They fit a standard bottle or can as well as solo cups. shouldnt have any spill problems with em and the smaller drink tables wont get knocked over when someone gets up to pee.