Easy DIY outdoor table with wood burning decoration (pyrography)

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In this easy improvisational woodworking project, you’ll learn everything you need to know to design and build an outdoor table from cedar wood, and then decorate it with pyrography (wood burning). You’ll need only beginner-level skills and a few basic tools, such as a pull saw, a cordless drill, and a few clamps (gear listed in Mag’s basic toolkit, below).

GEAR/TOOLS:
Browse Mag’s personal toolkit: https://kit.co/magruffman/toolgirl-kit
This is a basic woodburning tool with a decent assortment of tips: https://geni.us/BvUSZO (Amazon)
This is a higher-end woodburning tool with two handsets and a wider temperature range: https://geni.us/SF8z51 (Amazon)

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Gather your tools! A Japanese-style pull saw, for starters
01:15 Square the ends of your boards before measuring for your table
01:36 A few tips on lumber choice and laying out your table
02:50 Why you should ask for clamps to celebrate special occasions
03:10 Cut lumber to length with your pull saw
04:22 Reflection on knowing what you’ve forgotten or forgetting what you know
04:40 More reasons to love clamps
05:13 Drill pilot holes and then screw the apron together at each corner
07:09 Cut boards for the table top using fencing boards
08:09 Fasten table top boards, countersinking the screws
09:05 Flip the table top over and attach 2×4 legs (TIP: Add an optional brace on the underside of the table top to eliminate bounce.)
10:06 TIP: Instead of lining the screws up vertically, offset them to put less strain on the grain of the wood
11:15 Reflection on working vs doing what you want to do
11:42 Before completely tightening the screws that hold the legs in place, square them up, and then give the screws a final twist
14:08 Reflection on the wisdom of Bertrand Russell
14:28 Add braces to the legs to keep them square (remember, this is improvisational woodworking)
14:44 Add a shelf that rests on the leg braces (optional)
15:50 If the lumber was a bit rough, sand the surfaces with a random orbit sander
16:12 Choose a wood burning (pyrography) tool and decorate your table to make it one of a kind
18:30 If you’re doing wood burning indoors, set up a fan or wear an N95 mask; cedar smoke isn’t good for humans, even though it smells nice
19:12 Inspiration from fellow makers and pyrography artisans
20:10 Reflection on questions. And beer.

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