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Dog Crate End Table
A wooden dog crate that doubles as an end table, built in a weekend from 2x2, 1x2 and 1x4 boards, one 2x4 for the door sides and one sheet of 3/4 in plywood, with square cuts, glue and screws.
Get to know the build.
8 steps with drawings. Materials: lumber, plywood, hinges, bolts and screws.
- Finished size · width × depth × height
- 40 × 26-3/4 × 30 in
- Stock used in the design
- 1x2 SPF, 8 ft; 1x4 SPF, 8 ft; 2x2 SPF, 8 ft; 2x4 SPF, 8 ft; 3/4 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft; 3 in galvanized narrow utility hinge; and more in the shopping list
- Tools to check
- Tape measure, Speed square, Pencil, Miter saw, Circular saw, Straightedge cutting guide, Drill/driver, Countersink bit, Drill bits (1/8 in and 5/32 in for pilot holes), T20 star driver bit, Clamps (at least 2, bar clamps 24 in or longer), Small paintbrush, Safety glasses and Hearing protection.
Start with the plan.
Digital download. Materials, tools and the finished item are not included.
- Preparation packet PDF (shopping list, cut list, tools), 10 pages
- Build guide PDF, 29 pages
- Preparation packet PDF, metric (mm) (shopping list, cut list, tools), 10 pages
- Build guide PDF, metric (mm), 29 pages
- Offline animated 3D build guide (ZIP; open guide.html in a web browser; guide-metric.html for mm)