NikitaMaree
Nikita Maree
  • "DIY" Building
    • Dog House
    • Wire Spinner
    • Sheep Shelter
    • Livestock Feeder
    • Bridge
    • Bar
    • BBQ
    • Upcycled Chair
    • Easel
    • Homeschooling Area
    • Lift Up School Table
    • Colored Floor
    • Planter Box
    • Table Top
    • Tall Vertical Drawers
    • Television Cabinet
    • Thread Tap
    • Tool Shelf
    • Wood Stain Homemade
    • Work Bench
  • "DIY" Craft
    • Arcane >
      • Hextech Crystal Ring
    • Borderlands >
      • Ammo Dump
      • Tiny Tina Charms
      • Jack O'lantern
    • Crash Bandicoot
    • Polymer Clay Tutorials >
      • Pirate Rings
      • Pirate Goblet
    • CosClay >
      • CosClay Colour Mixes
      • Serpent Bangle
    • Polymerclay Techniques >
      • Leather Effect
    • MINECRAFT >
      • Minecraft Blaze Figure
      • Minecraft Creeper Figure
      • Minecraft Enderman Figure
      • Minecraft Guardian Figure
      • Minecarft Skelton Figure
      • Minecraft Warden Figure
      • Minecraft Mob Vote 2021 Figures
      • MINECRAFT Chunk Borders
  • "DIY" Sewing
    • Poké Ball
    • Memory Quilt
    • Patching Pants
  • Blog
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In this part of the build I will show how I built the table, the storage and the world map on top.

If you wanted to see how I made the
'Booth Seating area'.
Then you can check that video out here >>>

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First up we need to create a solid frame.

I attached a length of timber either side.

And made sure they were level.
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Before attaching those pieces I pre-drilled pocket holes so the screws can be
hidden from the front face.

I ran the lengths of 70 x 35 through the thickness planer to remove the fine edges
from the visible faces.
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And stained them before attaching.

Now to cover in the underside of the table.

I pre-cut and drilled all my lengths
before climbing in underneath.
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The more I attached the more boxed in and cramped I was getting under there.

I am glad I am not claustrophobic, because I got stuck and needed to do some wiggling and readjusting to get back out of there.

For the hinge up lid I first attached three hinges between two of the pre-cut palings.
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I laid the rest of the palings in place,
then cut all those to length.

I ripped some palings down the center
to create the supports for the underside
of the table-top.

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Laid them on top to mark the holes
and my overall length.


Pre-drilled and chamfered.

Then attached them to the underside
of the table top.
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For the map I first measured the length of the table, worked out how many sheets of a4 paper would fit and in what orientation.

Then took a basic map from google images into Photoshop and stretched it out
over 9 sheets of paper.
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Printed it out, taped it together
and taped it to the bench.

Grab a strong pencil, one that is not going to keep breaking under pressure and start tracing back and forth over the lines.
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This will leave a slight indentation on the tabletop.

Instead of using the "Indentation method".
You might prefer the "carbon paper method"
I used in this video >>>

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Then I very gently paint in the grooves
with dark brown acrylic paint.

I use cheap acrylic paint mixed with a drying retardant so I could leave the paint out all day without it drying out.
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Added the finishing touches of the bench
and it is done.

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If you are interested in these kinds of builds.
Then I would love to have you join me
over on YouTube ♥
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