Rectangle End Table with Shelf

Build two leg assemblies, joining each pair of legs with the end aprons using pocket holes — 1-1/2" holes and 2-1/2" screws where 2x2 meets 2x2. Keep them matched and square.

Connect the two leg pairs with the side aprons at the top and the bottom center support down low. That bottom support both holds up the middle of the shelf and stops the base racking, so don't leave it out.

Set the 1x12 shelf on the bottom supports and screw up through the supports into the underside of the shelf — easy and clean, with no visible fasteners on top.

Build the top from the 1x12 with the 1x3 edge pieces (or use a piece of 3/4" plywood), joining with 3/4" pocket holes and 1-1/4" screws. Attach it to the base the same way you did the shelf. Sand everything smooth and finish.