This weekend project starts down at the lumber store and I'm going to grab some good quality
pine wood. I'm going to also mark them every two feet. Once I get them marked it's time to cut them
on the saw. I'm going to cut four of these because I need to glue them together but first I'm going
to put some wax paper down. When I place these four pieces down I'm going to size them up make
sure they look good next to each other. Then I'm going to put three of them up because I need to
put some glue on each end, but not any kind of ordinary glue. You want to use a good quality
wood glue. Once I put it on, I'm going to spread it all out among three edges, not four of them
And it's okay if it drips down the edges. Once I do that, I'm going to flip them down
push them together and make sure that they all squeeze up nice and make sure the ends are as
close together as possible. Once they're together, I'm going to use a couple of clamps and I'm going
to squeeze these boards together. You might get a little bit of glue that pops out, but that's okay
Just wipe it up. The next step is let it dry overnight and take the clamps off. And this is
where the wax paper comes in. It doesn't stick to the table and I love it. The next step is to make
two of these because I need a top and a bottom to my little table I'm going to make. I'm going to
use a clamp to hold it down and I need to square up the end so they have nice square edges. So I
mark it and then I'm going to take a saw and just cut a little bit off each end. Once I do that
I'm going to take a bread box. That's right. A bread box that you get off your countertop
mark the edge so I can cut around and make a nice edge circle for the bread box And then once I do that it a little rough So a little bit of 80 grit sandpaper finish up with some 220 We make it nice and smooth on all the edges Next is some pre
wood conditioner. You've got to use this and put it on so the wood stain does not blotch. I'm going
to let this dry for about an hour. Next, I'm going to choose my favorite stain and I'm just going to
stain each side of the board and get that done. Once I get that stain on there and let it dry for
a couple hours. The next step, get some legs put on. I bought this off Amazon and it's a great
little kit. This little metal piece goes in with some screws and then I can just screw on the legs
and it's a wood color so it's going to match the bottom of my first shelf. Once I do that, it's time
to put some more glue down. I'm going to put it exactly where the bread boxes go. Again, after I
get it laid down, I want to smooth it all out so it covers as much area as possible. Very gently
I'm going to put the bread box in with a spacer to make sure I get the same space all around and
then just use some little tiny brad nails to hold it in place. The secret is the glue that's going
to make it strong. The brad nails are just a few of them just to hold it while it's drying. Once I
glue the top, put the top board on and again just a few brad nails. Once that's done it's ready to
put into place. It looks absolutely amazing because it's a bread box. The doors open up for a little
hidden compartment. I think this project turned out great. Thanks for watching Home Talk
and we'll catch you next time