NOT YOUR NORMAL SIDE TABLE

Learn how to make a hexagon side table with a drawer.

Supplies

• Maple: for the main box
• Brown oak: for the legs and drawer front
• Plywood: for parts of the drawer
• Oak: for the drawer
• Drawer runners

I had an idea of making a hexagon side table, which would double up as a drawer to use in my front room. As far as ideas go this one wasn't very much thought through before starting, so the design of the legs and drawer front changed throughout the project. All the thoughts I did initially have for the legs and drawer elements weren't in the final design and I'm sure I wouldn't have come up with some of the final design if I had everything planned out from the start. So, I do think sometimes it's good to just build on a whim and see where it takes you!

Step-by-step guide

Step 1: The design
As I have said I hadn't planned this table very much but I have drawn it in CAD as I used this for working out some dimensions. I also attempted to draw it in Fusion 360 as well but my 3D modelling skills aren't as good as they could be.

Step 2: Main hexagon box
I started by planing and thicknessing the maple board to around 22m thick and cut the board in to six lengths of 450mm. If you don't have all the necessary equipment to do this, order your wood to be cut to the necessary dimensions.

The internal angles of a hexagon are 120 degrees so set my table saw blade to 60 degrees (120/2) with a digital angle gauge and cut the long edges of each board. As a hexagon is inherently unstable I decided to use three biscuits on each joint to add a bit more stability. I marked the position of each biscuit and cut the slot with a biscuit jointer.