Make Your Own Train Table!

I have had so many requests for this website that I decided to post the link on Bloxford, rather than type it in another e-mail!

We investigated getting our two year old a train table for his new train set, and we were amazed by the variety of low quality, high cost options! I investigated online and found this website with complete plans for building your own train table/play table. They are incredibly complete, detailed, easy to follow plans! We took the diagrammed plans for how to cut the wood to Gilman's and had them cut it all out and get us the wood we needed. At $0.50 a cut it was about $10 for the cuts and $30 for the wood. Then we just screwed it together using the directions. Once the wood was cut, it was honestly just as easy as assembling any prefabricated furniture. It is a great size, very sturdy, and has wonderful underneath storage space. I think it took me one evening of 2-3 hours. The most time consuming part was painting it.

*When cutting plywood, it is important to use a cabinet grade saw. Otherwise the plywood will splinter and chip on the edges. It took Gilman's awhile to get that figured out and get the right saw. Once they did, however, it was beautiful.

http://www.squirreltracks.com/howto/traintable.html#theplans

If you want to try this project, you'll need:
A copy of the diagram and directions from the website above
A box of wood screws (we opted for dry wall kind that you just drive right in...I pre-drilled a 1/8 inch hole to prevent splintering)
The wood amounts and sizes listed in the directions
An electric screwdriver/drill
wood glue is optional (but I recommend using it to make the table sturdier at the joints)
Paint (we used a small jar/pint of kid-safe white for the frame, then bought big bottles of cheap acrylic paint in the craft department for the design on top)