Note the direction of the wood grain!īefore we trace the next half of the leaf, we want to stand back and think about which direction we want the wood grain to be facing for this side.Ĭut the straight line with your circular saw, and cut the curved line with a scroll saw or jigsaw. I traced with a Sharpie so you could see it well in this pic. And use a yard stick or straight boards to connect the two edges with a straight line. Once you have your template laid out appropriately with the direction of the wood grain, trace with a pencil around just that half of the leaf. Then adjust the template until the wood grain is going the same direction as the pencil. Lay your template onto the wood, and lay a pencil on it’s side to help you visualize which direction the wood grain should be going on that part of the leaf. It truly isn’t as complicated to JUST DO IT as it is to watch me show you. Once I was happy with the size and shape of my templates, I cut out a small leaf and drew some lines to show you the direction I wanted the wood grain to go in order for it to look even more like a leaf! This would help me visualize when I go to trace the templates onto the wood.įinally, it’s time to head out to the garage to begin tracing them onto my sheets of Purebond plywood! Now we look at the direction of the wood grain. I’m so glad I did this! I ended up making them bigger than I expected! And this is also where I decided to make 3 leaf-shaped nesting tables rather than just two (like IKEA sells) so that this ‘nest of tables’ would serve as a longer area and act as a coffee table for our extremely long vintage sectional. So I decided to take a roll of brown paper up to the attic and cut some templates so I could make sure they’re truly the size I want for the space. Now that we’ve acquired the wood, it’s time to figure out shape and dimensions we want for these nesting tables! I thought about winging it, but that often doesn’t end well. Knowing I wanted this nesting tables project to be pretty inexpensive (but still durable with pretty wood grain), we went with our trusty Purebond plywood in oak! We had taken our minivan (rather than the truck) to The Home Depot to get wood with the whole clan in tow, so we were very grateful that they were willing to rip the sheet of plywood down into 4ths for us so it would fit in our van. Thank you for supporting the fabulous brands that make Reality Daydream possible! This post contains affiliate links.* Leaf-Shaped Nesting Tables Tutorial And not only that, I knew I could make them even better.

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