How To Build Trestle Legs
Cut rope about 500mm long and tape ends.
How to build trestle legs. Make sure that the nails are driven through the leg. I did this after I stained and sealed the legs and runners. The legs on the pencil marks.
Once you have the blocks in place dry fit them to ensure you have a good fit. This round-over detail is a 1 inch thick piece of poplar that rounded over with a router and then glued into place. Now lay another cross member down and fix at the top of the legs.
Check out how I built this simple set of trestle table legs using some 12 plywood planks leftover from our house flooring project. This builds the basic legs. Attach runners using pocket holes and 2 ½ pocket hole screws.
Feed rope through holes and spread legs so they are about 400mm apart at bottom. Screw in the 35mm screws in the pre-drilled ends and using your square ensure the cross member is perpendicular to the legs. I wanted to do somethin.
Screw in the 35mm screws in the pre-drilled ends and using your square ensure the cross member is perpendicular to the legs. J Now that you have made the legs lay them down. In this video I walk you through my process of cutting out square pedestal table legs.
Apply PVA to the ends of the cross member and lay on top of two of the legs on the pencil marks. Free plans by Jen Woodhouse and step-by-step tutorial by Anikas DIY Life. Thread rope through hole and tie figure- of-eight knots at each end as a stay.
