Wood Table (compressible)

This table that I made solves a problem I personally have, which is lack of a table next to my bed for things like my laptop or food and my lack of ability to store that hypothetical table. I also don't like tables that look not so great.

The table can be compressed when not in use for easier storage. And it looks beautiful.

1. Plywood (dimensions: 60cm by 35cm by 2.5cm)
2. 4 metal legs (alternatively 4 wooden legs)
3. 24 screws

Get your wood piece and start drawing lines at it (for measurement)

If the wood is bigger than the size 60 by 35 cm, the wood has to be cut down to that size. This can be done either through the use of bansaw or jigsaw. (Bansaw is the stationary sawing tool here, used for precise cutting, Jigsaw is used when the pieces are too big to be cut in Bansaw.)

Before painting the table, the piece of wood has to be sanded off (both to smoothen the rougher edges and to make the wood less sharp). This can be done through normal sandpaper or the tool right next to the Bansaw where it does the sanding automatically.

In sanding, all of the surfaces, edges, and corners are sanded to make sure painting the table is as easy as possible.

After sanding, the table is painted. (Author's note: put something under the piece of wood like plastic bags or cloth before painting)

Any color would do, and any design would do. The one to the left is my personal design.

The sides may or may not be painted. Do NOT paint the back side of the wood plank.

After painting the table, it's time to put the legs. This can theoretically done before painting the table but I found it personally easier to switch the order of things.

For these legs, these steps are as follows. First, put the foundation in place. Second, put the nails in to keep the legs from falling off. Third, insert the actual legs into the foundation.