Tools and materials
Timber: 3 x 1.8m x 44 x 22 Pine Par (see Fig 1. for the cutting list)
Cordless drill
Various wood drills
Cordless screwdriver
Tape measure
Steel rule
Handsaw (fine toothed)
Adjustable square
Depth marking gauge
12 and 18mm chisels
Wood rasp, medium cut
Rubber mallet
Wood clamps (4)
Sander
120 and 220 grit sandpaper
Wood filler
Masking tape
Wood glue
Wood stain
Wood sealer
4 x 40 x 4mm cut screws
8 x 35 x 3mm cut screws
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Measure on your settee/armchair the gap between the bottom and the floor; the clearance needed between the bottom of the settee/armchair and the arms. In my instance, I needed 20mm gap at the bottom with a little over 600mm for the side arms. The tabletop doesn’t need to be very big, just enough for a mug or a beer glass, a small plate and, of course, your phone or TV remote. I had a piece of Formica topped shelving 250 x 480mm. The table frame is made up of standard pine par 1.8m x 22 x 44 or 1.8m x 45 x 20. Because I had the 22mm format, I had to get a metre of it shaved down to 20mm.
Depending upon your measurements (see Fig. 1) cut the timber to the lengths you need. Remember the old adage of measuring twice before cutting, mark out the cut line with an adjustable square, so that if you’re using a hand saw/ back saw you don’t cut at an angle which is not a right angle and you remember to allow for the thickness of the saw cut. Or, of course, you can get the guy at the timber shop to cut everything to length on the table saw.
Measure the gap at the base, the height of the arm.
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