DIY Wood and Copper Coffee Table Tutorial

Material:

• 2 solid oak shelves 80 cm long, 20 cm wide and 2 cm thick
• 4 m copper tube 1.8 cm Ø
• 4 retaining collars and 8 screws (or screw clamps)
• 8 90° copper elbows 1.8 cm Ø
• 2 assembly legs 6 cm long with 8 screws
• 6 mm Ø 4 pins
• 1 drill, 1 saw, 1 tube of glue

Step 1:

To insert the pins, drill 4 holes 10 cm from each end, the other 2 at a distance of 20 cm, in the thickness of one edge of each shelf.

Step 2:

Insert the 4 balls into the holes of one of the boards and assemble the shelves to form a large board 40 cm wide.

Step 3:

Screw 2 assembly tabs into the junction of the two shelves to hold them together.

Step 4:

Cut 2 pipes of 70 cm, 2 of 30 cm and 4 of 40 cm with a saw.

Step 5:

Place 1 90° elbow at one end of each 40 cm pipe (don’t forget to glue a dot between the elbows each time).

Step 6:

Place 1 70cm tube at the end of each elbow, add an elbow, then the last 40cm tube to make the table legs.

Step 7:

Screw 2 fixing collars under the board, on each side, 5 cm from the ends and in the middle of each shelf. Fasten 1 copper pipe with a length of 30 cm, which ends with 2 elbows, in the clamps.

Step 8:

Place a dot of glue in the crook of the elbows and fit the legs into the elbows.

Step 9:

Let the glue dry well before turning the table over.

The Big Book of DIY‘Émilie Guelpa, Éditions Marabout, 320 p., €29.