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– pine board
– wood dowel – 3/4” diameter
– leather lace
– wood rings
– wooden beads (we used a 2-1/2″ ball, 1-inch beads, and 1/2-inch beads)
– table saw
– miter box
– power planer
– belt sander
– drill
– wood glue
– clamps
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Cut your board to width for legs using the table saw – 1 3/4” wide. Cut boards to length using miter box – 26.5”. Cut dowel to length using miter box – 25.5”. Clean the saw marks off the edge of the board using planer (or use sandpaper). Use a circle template to mark the ends of the legs for rounding the corners. Measure and mark where the dowel hole will go at the top of the legs – 7/8” in and 7/8” down. Drill hole for dowel using 3/4” drill bit – drill all the way through for the two inside legs, drill only part way through in the two outside legs. Make sure dowel fits through holes. Round over the ends of legs using the belt sander. Sand all the pieces as needed. Put the inside legs on the dowel. Add wood glue to outside leg dowel holes. Clamp together making sure the legs stay square with the dowel. Once glue is dry, remove clamps. Drill holes in all four legs, down 11” from the top, centered, just being sure that the hole is big enough for the leather lace to fit through. Tie a knot in the leather lace, feed it through the holes, tying off on the other side. Repeat with other leg. With the legs spread apart, drill three holes in the dowel, one in the center and then 5.5” apart.
Thread wooden rings/beads onto leather lace, leaving a long piece of leather on the ends. Feed the end of lace through the dowel hole and securely knot.
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– Manda