Farmhouse Table Topper

Directions

• Break Down Plywood

  Cut down ½” plywood sheet to fit your plastic folding table
  top. Measure to confirm length and width. For a standard 6’ folding table, those dimensions are 72 x 30. But that is an exact dimension, we need to make sure our top slides over the plastic folding table, to ensure that we are adding ¼” to each dimension.

  Tip:

  I made these cuts with the Kreg Rip-Cut w/ my circular saw as well as the Kreg Adaptive Cutting
  System.

  

• Break Down 1 x 3 for Assembly

  We are starting with 03ea 1” x 3” x 8’ and here is
  what we need for our standard 6’ folding table"

  2ea @ 73 ¾” - these pieces are for the long sides of our project - dimension of the ply top (72 ¼”) + ¾” at each end (1 ½” total).
  2ea @ 30 ¼” - these will be the exact size of the width of the plywood top. The length will cap the ends.
  

• Prep the Top for Assembly

  Set your Kreg pocket hole jig to ½” setting for the
  plywood, drill 6ea pocket holes per the layout illustrated below.
  

• Add pocket-holes

  Now we need to prep the ends of the plywood topper with 3 pocket holes per end.
  

• Attach the 1 x 3” to the Plywood Topper

  Start with the ends - Apply glue to the edge of
  the plywood prior to attachment. Using 1” Kreg screw, attach the end to the top. Repeat the same step on the other end.
  Once the 2 ends are attached to the topper, now we need to attach the sides using the same steps as the ends and the same 1” Kreg screws.
  

• The Finish

  Finish sand and finish the topper with your choice of finishes. I choose walnut stain and
  clear satin poly acrylic.