How To Make Wooden Trestle Legs
Cut 8 pieces of 75 x 20 at 740mm legs and 8 at 560mm cross members.
How to make wooden trestle legs. The legs on the pencil marks. Measure up 200mm this will be to the top of the rail on one end of all the leg pieces and square a pencil line across. With attention to detail these minimal timber trestles are the perfect base for your own unique table.
A countersink drill bit makes this really easy. Repeat this process for the opposite side of the trestle. How to make square pedestal table legs.
Screw in the 35mm screws in the pre-drilled ends and using your square ensure the cross member is perpendicular to the legs. Take the cross member and using a 35mm drill bit pre-drill 2 holes in each end. Layout and rough fit all the boards for the legs.
Then turn the trestle on its side and draw lines on the other outside faces of the legs using the lines already made as guides. I made 4 extra wide. This is a simple process to laminate lumber to make bigger stock.
Whether you put an old door or recycled timber floor boards on top - its up to you. Build the A-frame using 2½ countersunk screws. Simple good and versatile.
Free plans by Jen Woodhouse and step-by-step tutorial by Anikas DIY Life. Its not as difficult as you w. Please Subscribe like and comment It only takes a second and it help me a tonI didnt show how I attached the table top the the base.