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List of wood needed
4 pieces – 2 x 4’s, 15.5” long
4 pieces – 2 x 4’s, 30” long*
2 pieces – ¾” plywood, 15.5” x 15.5”
1 piece – 2 x 2, 13.75” long
TABLE LEGS The length of these pieces determines the height of your cutting table and should be determined for the individual using the table. Stand straight up and hold your chisel straight out in front of you or angled slightly down. You want to be in that position while cutting stone. From the bottom of your chisel measure down cutting. This gives you the point off the ground where the stones will rest on top of the cutting table. Take this measurement and subtract 1.5” (3/4” plywood times 2). This will give you the measurement of your table’s legs. |
To build your table…
On a flat surface, using 3” nails,
assemble two sections as per diagram
on the right.
assemble two sections as per diagram
on the right.
1.
Join these two sections with the four
legs that are secured on the inside of
each corner.
legs that are secured on the inside of
each corner.
2.
Secure the two pieces of plywood on
top of each other on one end of your
table.
top of each other on one end of your
table.
3.
4.
Use the two 2 x 2’s to give you a curb
for resting your stones against while
cutting them.
for resting your stones against while
cutting them.
Use screws where possible and always apply white carpenters glue where wood is touching
wood. These two things keep your cutting table from working loose with the steady impacts
of use.
wood. These two things keep your cutting table from working loose with the steady impacts
of use.
| SIMPLE CUTTING TABLE |
