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IKEA hack cutting table

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This is my first time creating a table without a plan, bits and pieces of the idea came from a couple blogs so I will try to be as thorough as possible in my explanation. I will link the inspiration blogs at the bottom so you can see other ways to make smaller tables much like this one. Materials: Top 3/4in. Red Oak Plywood  - cut to 48in x 80in 1in. x 3in. Oak Board  (edging) - 2 pieces cut to 49.5in. and 2 pieces cut to 80in. 1-1/4in. Kreg Screws (100pc) R3 Kreg Jig 2in. x 6in. x 12ft - cut into 3 to 44in. boards Glidden Essentials Flat White Paint and painters tape Minwax Pre-Stain , Minwax True Black Wood Finish , and Minwax Polycrylic 220 Very Fine Sandpaper and 120 Medium Sandpaper Base 2 -  Ikea Kallax storage shelves  1 -  Target Cube Shelf 1 box - Wire Nails - 18 x 5/8" 3 - 1/8in. x 4ft x 8ft Hardboards - (backing and connector for shelves) - cut to One 30in. x 43.75in.   Two 30in. x 57.5in. One 72.5in. x 43.75in. I purchased the wood from Home Depot and had them cut