How to make X table legs

Awesome video Mr. Walters, also do you think you would this be a project to do in woodworking?

How much weight do you think a table with legs like that can hold?

Could this hold a concrete table top

What measurement would you use for bench legs?

Looks great, these were the steps I wanted to take so its nice to see someone pull it off so effortlessly. After a glue up these legs will be super sturdy it seems. I wonder how you would screw them together instead of glue so that you can dismantle it.

Is that miter saw 10 or 12 inch blade?

How many amps do you suggest the circular saw to be?

What a great video, exactly what I was looking for to help me make my first side table. Starting small. Can I just glue them together with wood glue after this process? Also, how do I attach it to my table? Sorry for all the questions I’m also new to woodworking, just finding my way around atm. Thanks for sharing the video it’s super helpful 😀

Have to turn the volume up to hear dialogue only to have my eardrums burst when you start the mitre saw :-(

thanks man that was useful

How much weight will those legs hold?

thanks man but can u increase audio a bit

This is probably a dumb question but. If I wanted them taller I would need to change the angle of the cuts right ?

Great looking video but you need to sort out the volume for playback, wow

You have to splain more thank you

Very helpful! Thank you

nice video, helpful, though audio is very low, i was struggling to hear what you are saying, but miter saw sound ripped my ears apart

nice video! I have a question the table I'm using this design for is 30inch in height and 30inch in width, how long should the 4x4 be?

What is the second measurement for making the notch? Because 19 1/8 from both long points leaves you with a huge gap. And your diagram has 1’ 7 13/16 from LP. What did I miss because this 4x4 is trashed now.

My adventure with woodworking started with woodglut plans.

When you clamp the speed square, shouldn't the heel be on the side closer to you? That would prevent any slippage of the speed square.

This is great! Making a console table and want to do a similar X base with 4x4s. Below are the dims. How long do the two boards need to be to achieve the height?

Hight of table with top 30-31”
Width of table top is 18”, length is 51. Any other tips are appreciated

As others have said the saw noise was crazy loud. Also with a sliding miter saw you can make those half lap cuts instead of using the circular saw. Easier IMO.

Hey man great video! Did you cut legs 29” or 39”? Didn’t really catch what you said. Trying to make one for a project. I want the table to be 29” in height.

The steps you followed to make the legs are spot on. That said, there’s lots that could go wrong in the build.

First, you have to confirm that the miter saw is accurately set to 45 degrees. Very few set stops on a miter saw are accurate. If the angle is a degree off you are not going to get parallel planes for the feet and the top.

You did not uses a stop block to ensure that the length of the legs were precise. A variation of even a 1/16” could result in one leg being shorter than the other.

You cut the half laps to 3-1/2”, but you did not allow for the trimming of the rounding of the edges. Thus, the fit of the joint was loose.

I’m sure the leg you built had variances from the intended dimensions. They were minor to be sure, but there was a lack of attention to detail in the work.