How To Make Timber Trestle Legs
Cut the bevel edges using a miter saw.
How to make timber trestle legs. Screw in the 35mm screws in the pre-drilled ends and using your square ensure the cross member is perpendicular to the legs. This will stop the legs from opening to wide. With attention to detail these minimal timber trestles are the perfect base for your own unique table.
Anika wanted a unique and beautiful dining table for her space and this is what we came up with. Once you have the blocks in place dry fit them to ensure you have a good fit. Make sure you measure accurately to get the best tight fit.
The legs on the pencil marks. Repeat this process for the opposite side of the trestle. Dont be fooled by that thick slab of a tabletop its actually made of 34-inch thick material thats been wrapped with a wider board.
It is suitable for dining or as a work table. Please Subscribe like and comment It only takes a second and it help me a tonI didnt show how I attached the table top the the base. Measure up 200mm this will be to the top of the rail on one end of all the leg pieces and square a pencil line across.
Whether you put an old door or recycled timber floor boards on top - its up to you. Make sure that the nails are driven through the leg. Now lay another cross member down and fix at the top of the legs.
Cut 8 pieces of 75 x 20 at 740mm legs and 8 at 560mm cross members. After you have confirmed a good fit go ahead and apply Carpenters Wood Glue to the bottom and insides of the table leg and then use 1 14 finish nails to secure. I made 4 extra wide.