Tongue And Groove Flooring Table Top
Here are the steps we took to build the hardwood floor table top.
Tongue and groove flooring table top. I made a frame of the same wood and it anchors the piece. My wife and i met there. Feb 1 2014 a table i made from leftover tongue and groove flooring. The birch was felled on the property and milled on a woodmizer lt15 sawm.
I painted the dresser antique tin and i like its industrial feel. Tongue and groove flooring 101 find out why these smooth level surfaces have triumphed over their predecessors and get top tips for diy installation. To rip off the tongue and groove edges set the table saw to the width of the tongue groove and run the board through the saw. How to make a reclaimed tongue groove table top.
Long story short on the source of the flooring. Table top from old tongue and groove maple flooring. Make sure the frame is the correct height so that the flooring boards will be flush to the top edge of the frame. So there is a bit of sentimental value in this flooring.
The tongue and groove joint can be easily created using a router with a matched set of router bits or on a table saw using a stacked dado blade set. My hubby carpenter cut the pieces of flooring to length. The new top is old tongue and groove pine attic flooring from the early 20 s. Tools supplies rubber mallet chisel wood glue large metal bar clamps shop rags panel or skill saw compound miter saw optional orbital or belt sander sand paper 80 120 220 wood filler and metal spatula i made mine at techshop san franc.
Attach the boards to the sides of the tabletop using 2 finish nails. This type of table top assembles the same way except that the table top will have grooves. Warning don t add glue to the tongue or the groove on hardwood boards. To begin cut all of the boards you want to use for your tongue and groove assembly to a length of at least one inch longer than the desired finished length using a circular saw or compound.