As you can see, the pennies go over the edge. I chose to cut each penny with a Dremel tool and a thin cut-off wheel. Make sure you wear you safety glasses. Use pliers to hold onto the penny while cutting cuz it gets hot! Now you can measure and cut your trim pieces, then paint them.
Clean the pennies using CLR – but be careful: after 1998 (if not mistaken) the pennies were only copper PLATED. If you leave them in the cleanser for too long, they will turn kind of a rose colour. For convenience, I used white melamine for the table backer – but next time I will just paint some MDF.
I chose to cut each penny with a Dremel tool and a thin cut-off wheel. Make sure you wear you safety glasses. Use pliers to hold onto the penny while cutting cuz it gets hot! Now you can measure and cut your trim pieces, then paint them.
· The coffee table occupies a prominent position and plays a role in the living room. Because your eyes will be riveted on it, keep it tidy. You might even want to design it as a work of art. Use artistic techniques to create the appearance, for example: by creating a display case for a coffee table, you are creating a vignette or trying to …
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This board will line up in the center of the base board. Build the face frame next. The bottom board is a 1×4 and the sides and top board are 1×3. Add 3/4” pocket holes on bpth sides of the top board and to one end of each side board. Attach all pieces to form a rectangle using wood glue and 1.25” pocket hole screws.
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