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Home > DIY Projects > Furniture Projects > How to Make a Dining Table from a Door

What You Need

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Old 15-lite door
Basic hand tools
Chisel
Hot airgun or hair dryer
Metal scraper
Circular saw
Wood glue
Polyester resin
Drill
Construction adhesive
Plywood
Pine floorboards (for infill)
Jigsaw
Belt sander
Doweling jig
Mallet
Beeswax polish
Wood filler
Orbital sander
Sandpaper

CUTTING LIST:

One 1 3/8-in. x 31 1/2-in. 75-in., pine (15-lite door,trim to size)
Two 3/4-in. x 1 3/8-in. x 77-in., pine (side trim)
Two 3/4-in. x 1 3/8-in. x 33 1/2-in., pine (end trim)
Four 3 1/2-in. x 3 1/2-in. x 28-in., pine (legs)
Two 1 1/2-in. x 5 1/8-in. x 67-in., pine (side rails)
Two 1 1/2-in. x 5-in. x 23 1/2-in., pine (end rails)
Four 1 1/2-in. x 4-in. x 7-in., pine (corner braces)
Eight 1 1/2-in. x 1 1/2-in. x 6-in., pine (cleats)
Forty-five 1-in. x 4 1/8-in. x 6 7/8-in., pine floorboards (infill)
Fifteen 1/2-in. x 6 7/8-in. x 12 1/2-in., plywood (backing)
One 3/8-in. x 26 3/8-in. x 69-in., plywood (underpanel)

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