Rustic X Coffee Table

Assemble each end: two legs with the 2x4 end trim top and bottom, pocket holes hidden per the doctrine — top joints' holes facing up (the tabletop covers them), bottom joints' holes facing down.

Measure your actual 1x12 width, double it, and cut the 2x2 side trim to wrap that number — the plan assumes a true 11-1/4" and your mill may not. Connect the two end frames with the four side rails, pocket holes hidden as before.

Edge-join the two 1x12s with 3/4" pocket holes and 1-1/4" screws down the center seam, then drill 3/4" holes around the outside edges and screw the shelf into the frame. The shelf panel is also the base's anti-rack diaphragm — attach all four edges.

Cut the full diagonal (60°/60°, parallel) and the four half-pieces (60°/30°, not parallel, same direction) and fit an X into each end frame — full diagonal first, halves meeting it at the center.

Then take the source's own pressure release: these are mostly decorative. Good glue, a screw or brad where it lands, and any whisper of gap disappears under stain.

On a flat, level surface, edge-join the five 2x6 planks with 1-1/2" pocket holes and 2-1/2" screws, clamping each seam flush. Center the base upside down on the inverted top and screw through the end trim into the planks.

Sand hard — knock the seams flat, ease every edge shins can find — then stain. Books, mugs, and feet arrive immediately; that's what it's for.