How to Install Folding Leg Supports

You can make your own folding tables by installing folding leg supports on a sheet of hardwood furniture grade plywood. Select birch, maple or cherry plywood for an attractive table surface. The folding legs screw onto the bottom side of the plywood and create a beautiful, folding table. A 6- or 8-foot table is ideal for parties and other occasions when you need additional table space in your home. Select folding leg supports in a finish that will complement your existing furniture pieces. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Place the plywood sheet flat on a work surface. Using the router equipped with a round-over bit, rout around the top edges of the panel in a counterclockwise direction.

2

Turn the plywood sheet over and rout the top edges in the same manner that you did in Step 1. Sand the routed edges with a fine-grit sanding pad until they are completely smooth. Clean off the sanding dust with a tack cloth.

3

Spray the plywood sheet with an even coat of lacquer. Allow the lacquer to dry for at least 4 hours and apply a second coat. Wait 24 hours for the final coat to dry before continuing with the project.

4

Center a folding leg support on each end of one side of the plywood sheet. Use a tape measure to center each leg support 12 inches in from the outside edge of each end.

5

Fasten the folding leg supports to the plywood sheet by driving the screws that were included with the leg supports through the mounting holes into the plywood sheet with a screw gun.