This might look difficult but if you look at step 1 you ll see that cutting.
Herringbone pattern wood table top.
When ashley from the blog cherished bliss wrote and asked me to help her with the plans for an outdoor table with x legs and a herringbone top i was totally honored but i knew i had my work cut out for me.
We tried to leave about a 1 16 lip all the way around for some.
In this video i make a plywood endgrain herringbone pattern table top.
Before starting my herringbone table top i did a bit of research into how to do a nice herringbone pattern.
In this video i walk you through the steps i use to set up my herringbone top tables.
In this video i used.
The best part of this herringbone table top is that it s made almost entirely out of pine 2 x 4 s ie.
I went to work on the plans and after talking with ashely we decided to go with a 4 4 x leg with lap joint.
So i simply measured the width of my paint stick and then multiplied it by four to determine the length.
The rest of the table will be the subject of a future video.
With the exception of a few pieces of scrap 1 x 4 s this table top was built entirely out of cheap construction grade studs.
Then we dyed the trim with behlen black alcohol dye glued and nailed it into place with a ryobi 18ga brad nailer.