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Photographs Francois Oberholster | Styling Marian van Wyk
You will need
SHOPPING LIST
• 18mm plywood, cut to:
one 600 x 300mm piece (flap)
one 600 x 150mm piece (fixed top)
one 600 x 130mm piece (back)
two 250 x 130mm pieces (supports)
• wood glue
• one packet 6mm x 40mm chipboard screws
• one packet 6mm x 16mm chipboard screws
• four 75mm flat hinges
GET STARTED
• To make your task easier, ask your timber merchant to cut the wood to size for you.
• Remember to drill pilot holes.
• wood filler
• six 55mm nail-in screws
• 120-grit sandpaper
• paint or varnish (optional)
TOOLS
• pencil
• jigsaw
• tape measure
• cordless drill and 3mm drill bit
• paintbrush
• scraper
• spirit level
Hard labour 3/10
Skill level 3/10
Time needed ± 1 hour
Do it yourself for less than R400: wood and screws (paint/varnish excluded)
• To make your task easier, ask your timber merchant to cut the wood to size for you.
• Remember to drill pilot holes.
Get started
1. Draw a pencil line as a guide and use the jigsaw to round off one corner of both 250 x 130mm supports. Also draw a semi-circular pencil line on the 600 x 300mm flap and cut along the line.
2. Using the 40mm screws, attach the 600 x 150mm fixed top piece at a right angle to the 600 x 130mm back. Tip: Use one of the 250 x 130mm pieces as a support.
3. Turn the structure upside-down with the fixed top piece facing downwards and place the semi-circular flap against it; join the two pieces with two 75mm hinges (use the 16mm screws and position the hinges about 10mm in from each side).
4. Position the two 250 x 130mm supports at right angles
to the back, flush with the inner edge of the two hinges,
and mark where the second pair of hinges will be attached
to the back and supports. First screw the hinges to the
supports and then to the back.
5. Drill pilot holes through the back ready to fix the table to the wall: one on the outside of each support and one in the middle slightly higher than those on the sides. Fill all the screw holes with wood filler and sand thoroughly once completely dry. Use a spirit level to position the table then screw it to the wall.
