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Console Table – Metric

This compact console table is perfect to place behind a sofa or in a hallway.

Difficulty: Advanced
Time: 5.3–10.3 hours
Cost: $$

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L	Material	✓
Leg Blank	8	19" × 38" × 838"	—	☐
Long Apron	2	19" × 90" × 838"	—	☐
Short Apron	2	19" × 90" × 166"	—	☐
Top Boards	2	19" × 140" × 1067"	—	☐
Bottom Shelf	1	19" × 184" × 902"	—	☐

Materials

Item	Qty	✓
Board, 19mm x 38mm 1800mm	4 board	☐
Board, 19mm x 90mm 2400mm	1 board	☐
Board, 19mm x 140mm 2400mm	1 board	☐
Board, 19mm x 184mm 1220mm	1 board	☐
100 count box - 32mm" fine-thread pocket-hole screws	1 each	☐
Wood glue	1 each	☐
13mm round-over router bit	1 each	☐
Right-angle drill attachment	1 each	☐
Quart Tried and True wood finish	1 each	☐

Overall cost: $$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.

Tools

Drill / Driver
Jigsaw
Miter Saw
Pocket Hole Jig
Random Orbit Sander
Router
Combination Square — optional

Instructions

1. Create the Leg Blanks
- Cut eight Leg Blanks to rough length from 19mm x 38mm boards as shown in the cut diagram. These blanks are actually 24mm longer than the final length. They’ll get trimmed after assembly.
- Glue together two Leg Blanks making sure the edges are flush with one another. The ends don’t need to be exactly flush, but make sure they’re not too far off.
- Clamp the assembly together until the glue dries.
- Repeat this process with the other Leg Blanks. When the glue is try, trim the Legs to their final length. You may want to start by taking just a little bit off of one end to make it flush.
2. Create the Tapers
You can leave the legs as they are, or add the decorative tapers at the bottom, as we did. If you look, you’ll see that the tapers are on two sides only—the sides that face in. Notice that we laid out the legs so the smooth face of each faces toward the front and back, and the seams are at the ends of the table. With that in mind, mark where the tapers will go. Then lay them out, as shown, and cut the tapers using a jigsaw. It’s easiest to start the cuts from the end of the leg. After you cut, sand the tapers—and the rest of each leg—smooth.
3. Make the Aprons
- Cut two Long Aprons and two Short Aprons to length from a 19mm x 90mm board, as shown in the cutting diagram.
- Set your pocket-hole jig for 19mm-thick material, and then drill pocket holes in the Aprons at the locations shown.
- Sand the Aprons smooth.
4. Assemble the Table Ends
- Lay two legs on a work surface making sure the tapers face upward and inward, as shown.
- Position a Short Apron so it is flush at the top of the legs and inset 3mm in from the outside face of the legs. Make sure the pocket-hole for attaching the Top later faces in the proper direction. Secure the Apron to the Legs with 32mm fine-thread pocket-hole screws.
- Repeat the process to create the other end assembly.
5. Add the Long Aprons

From a 19mm x 184mm board, cut the Bottom Shelf to size, as shown in the cutting diagram.
Mark the locations of the four corner notches, and then cut them out with a jigsaw. With your pocket-hole jig still set for 19mm-thick material, drill a single pocket hole in the underside of the Shelf at each notch location, as shown. These will be used to attach the Shelf to the Legs.
Then, you can add the decorative edge profile, if desired. It’s called a “bullnose” profile, which is a subtle roundover of the edges. The Tip below shows how it’s done using a router.

Tip: ADD A CLASSIC BULLNOSE PROFILE A bullnose profile is a variation on a roundover. Instead of rounding the edge completely to create a half-circle profile, you just use a portion of the router bit to create a more-gentle curve. To do this, install a 13mm -diameter roundover or beading bit in your router, and set it to the depth shown in the illustration.
Rout the edges of one face, flip the board over, and rout the edges of the other face.
Then sand the edges smooth to complete this classic profile.

Console Table – Metric

Cut list

Materials

Tools

Instructions

1. Create the Leg Blanks

2. Create the Tapers

3. Make the Aprons

4. Assemble the Table Ends

5. Add the Long Aprons

6. Make the Bottom Shelf

7. Attach the Bottom Shelf

8. Make the Top Boards

9. Assemble and Complete the Top

10. Attach the Top to the Base

11. Apply a Final Finish