First we needed to take a trip to Target and pick up my shelving units, which will later become the base to my table. Then we headed to Lowe's to figure out what kind of wood we wanted the top to be. We picked some stain and polyurethane while we were at it. This total project cost us about $200. This included all of the little odds and ends as well. Not bad for a nice sturdy craft table that usually costs upwards of around $500!
He assembled my shelves first and used them as saw horses. I'll be honest I wasn't 100% with him on the idea but I just let it be. Cutting the wood was the hardest part of the project. The saw he was using wasn't the best. He left about a 1/4 of the way through to head back to Lowe's and return the saw we bought and buy another one. Once that drama was over with it was smooth sailing.
He used a yellow wax pen to mark his line.
Sanding took the longest, but it was so worth it. He got that sucker baby bottom smooth. He even round the corners for me and beveled the sides.
Mark drilled the holes outside so we could easily mount everything together inside. He didn't need to but he used dowel pins to help keep the top on better. After we brought the shelves and table inside his job was then done.
I covered my shelves with a thick sheet and applied my first coat of stain. I waited about two hours and applied a second coat. I waited 24 hours before applying my first coat of polyurethane. I waited 24 hours in between coats. All in all I applied two coats both the stain and polyurethane. Please note though..it is always better to stain and use the polyurethane in very well ventilated areas. Using a mask would always help as well.
The storage that this desk gives me is absolutely unbelievable. I couldn't have asked for a better craft table for $200.
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