![]() ![]() Now it’s time to screw them together (using the handy-dandy screw length guide in the kreg jig booklet- cuz you want to make sure you have the proper grab and nothing poking through the other side! For 1″ thick boards it suggested 1.5″ screws.)Īnd yes, I may have used an excessive amount of screws, but this table top would not be reinforced or supported by anything, so I wanted to make sure that it would be strong enough to hold beverages, and also not warp or twist. If you’ve never heard of it, you’ve gotta Google it. I used a kreg jig to pre-drill all the joints.Ī kreg jig is an AMAZING tool. Honestly, I was perfectly happy with the way 80-grit worked.Īt this point, I was ready to start assembling the top! If I had a belt sander readily available, I would have ground them even more- for a more finished appearance. Oh this is so exciting! I sand each of the visible edges with 80-grit sandpaper to slightly round them. I lay those on a table and then made the next “round”- those pieces measured 13 3/8″ long. So now we’re back at home- and my construction paper template says that my first 4 pieces need to be cut 6 3/8″ long. Then I saw the cedar 1×4 boards- I knew THAT was the look I was going for.Īt that point, I still only had the table top design planned out, and wasn’t sure what I was going to do for legs, or a base, or wrap… whatever. Shopping list in hand- we head to Lowe’s where I decide that 2×4’s isn’t quite the look I want. Using my construction paper template, I was able to determine how much lumber I’d need to buy! For now, let’s at least get the top made!īeing the numbers and calculations nerd that I am, I cut up strips of construction paper to mimic 2×4’s to determine how long my first boards needed to be, how my design would look, and how many “rounds” I wanted it to be. ![]() My theory is that I can make a square table top and somehow create a box-like structure for the sides that maybe sits on the stand itself. So I really need to be able to move them on my own. We keep our umbrellas under the patio cover when not in use… out of the rain. ![]() I want to be able to move them on my own, and not need to track down someone or something to hold it up. I didn’t like that plan because #1- I didn’t want my precious box actually sitting on the ground and #2- I didn’t want to have to depend on anyone else to help me move the stands. Hubs suggested that I just make the box, and whenever we need to move the stand, someone can lift the box up- or we can shove a 2×4 or something under it to keep it lifted. If the box cover touches the ground, then how would I move the stand? It should be easy enough to make a box cover, right? But it was going to take some creative planning because the stands I have are tip and roll stands… and I need them to still be able to tip. So that’s a little more of what I was looking for. This design is literally a cover that was built to cover a DIY bucket umbrella stand. ![]()
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