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Rip the top to width after fastening the banding to the ends. Cutting the banding and plywood together is easier than cutting the banding to fit after the plywood is sized.

prefer. I used furniture oil on the top, but poly or any other durable finish you have on hand will do just as nicely. Fasten the magnetic tool holder and power strip.

Now, take a gander at the upgrade options shown below to see how you can soup up this cart ... or the others you're bound to make soon! J&

Contributing editor George Vondriska is the proprietor of the Wild Earth School, where he teaches woodworking.

Round over the top and bottom corners of the banding. Center and screw the top to the frame and legs.

Finishing Up

Sand the entire table

perfectly flush. Then rotate the top and, with the freshly cut edge against the fence, cut it to size. Fasten the last two pieces of edge banding.

through the grits to 180. On a shop project like this, I'll typically only apply finish to the heavy traffic areas, like the top. But there's nothing wrong with finishing the entire project if you

THREE CUSTOM UPGRADESYOU MAYWANTTO CONSIDER

And if You Have a Few Little Hang-Ups

Add $5.00

Pegboard is inexpensive — about $ 15 for a 4 x 8 sheet. And there's no shortage of hooks, holders and bins you can use with pegboard. If you install pegboard on both short sides of the table, you'll only use 1/3 of a sheet per table.

Clamping Light

Add $35.00 (clamp), $14.00 (light) The Kreg Bench Clamp Kit is a great addition to these tables. Use it to secure material for routing or sanding and, of course, when assembling parts, like face frames, with pocket screws.

I found a clip-on halogen light at a home center for $ 14. It stows away in the drawer when I'm not using it, and provides excellent task lighting when I need it.

Glue-Proof Melamine Overlay Top

Add $10.00

A piece of melamine as an overlay top makes a great assembly table. Glue won't stick to the melamine surface.This will help keep your plywood tops clean so they work smoothly as outfeed support for the table saw. Melamine costs about $28 per sheet at a home center. One sheet will make three tops.

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