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Plank-Top Coffee Table

A coffee table with a four-plank top, slim legs and a slatted shelf underneath for books and baskets.

  • Advanced. A longer build. Best with a few builds behind you.
  • About 8 hours. 15 steps, each with its own drawing.
  • 1067 × 560 × 432 mm (42 × 22 × 17 in). Width, depth and height when finished, in pine.
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The plank-top pine coffee table on a pale rug in front of a grey sofa, with books, a mug and a vase of dried grasses on top and a blanket and a basket on its slatted shelf
Plan
CO-012
Time
8 h
Parts
28

What comes with this plan

Everything you need to build CO-012, in the Cutonce app. The lists, the drawings and every step come from one model of the piece, so their numbers agree.

  • Cutting list

    28 pieces in 7 part types, each with its size, to tick off once cut.

  • Shopping list

    The boards and fixings to buy, and the parts each board gives you.

  • 15 steps

    A drawing for every step. On a cutting step the length to cut is the largest thing on screen.

  • Drawings

    The exploded view with every part numbered, and dimensioned plans of the finished piece.

  • Watch the build

    Each new part glides into place on the drawing before you fit it.

  • PDF

    The whole plan as a PDF, to print or keep.

Plank-Top Coffee Table, exploded view with numbered partsExploded view, parts numbered by type: 1 Top plank, 2 Leg, 3 Long apron, 4 Short apron, 5 Long stretcher, 6 Short stretcher, 7 Shelf slat.123345667
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Exploded
Part types
7
Exploded view. Each part type keeps its number in the cutting list, the drawings and the steps.
Plank-Top Coffee Table, assembledThe finished piece seen from the front and one side. Overall size 107 × 56 × 43 cm.
View
Assembled
Steps
15
Assembled, in pine. 15 steps take you from boards to this.

Made from pine, 1067 × 560 × 432 mm overall (42 × 22 × 17 in).

  • The coffee table on a wooden floor in front of a leather armchair, seen from one end, with a tray, a candle and a small plant on top and magazines on the shelf
    Plan
    CO-012
    Photo
    1 of 3
  • The bare coffee table on a workshop floor, freshly finished, showing the four top planks, the slim legs and the slatted shelf underneath
    Plan
    CO-012
    Photo
    2 of 3
  • The plank-top pine coffee table on a pale rug in front of a grey sofa, with books, a mug and a vase of dried grasses on top and a blanket and a basket on its slatted shelf
    Plan
    CO-012
    Photo
    3 of 3

Tools you need

Hand tools and a drill, and the kit to wear while you cut.

Tools

  • Tape measure
  • Pencil
  • Try square
  • Hand saw
  • Drill
  • Drill bits
  • Clamps
  • Sanding block
  • Brush

Safety kit

  • Safety glasses
  • Dust mask

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Plank-Top Coffee Table, assembled (line drawing)The finished piece seen from the front and one side. Overall size 107 × 56 × 43 cm.
Plan
CO-012
Time
8 h