Build your own pallet table: ideal for playing, eating or just sitting with friends

You need: pencil, Square, Three EUR pallets (approx. 1,200 x 800 mm), Template for an equilateral triangle with sides measuring 670 mm in length and having an angle of 60°

The new pallet table will later consist of six equilateral triangles that are connected using screws. You have to mark these out in the first step. For this you need a total of three EUR pallets to make two triangles per pallet. For the triangle, it is best to use a cardboard template with the sides of the triangle measuring 670 mm long and having an angle of 60° to each other. You can simply place these on the pallets and mark them for sawing (picture 1). The best way to do this is to follow our sketch (picture 2). When marking the pallet, make sure that nails in the pallet do not lie along a cut line if possible.

Then use a square to extend the lines of the triangle by 90° further down the edge of the pallet (picture 3).

You need: Cordless combi drill, X-Line Drill and Screwdriver Bit Sets, hammer, Standardised roof battens (in the width and length of the EUR pallets), 4x40 mm wood screws

Now fill all the spaces between the three pallets with standardised roof battens or regular roof battens. You may need a hammer to tap them into place.

Then screw the battens in place.

You need: Hand-held circular saws, g-clamps, Roof batten as guide rail

Now saw out all six triangles from the pallets. This works best with a hand-held circular saw. You can clamp a roof batten in place to serve as a guide rail when sawing the long straight lines.
A word of caution: Put aside the pieces of scrap wood from sawing. These will be needed again later.
As you will notice here, not all triangles remain complete when sawn out. Some will be broken up into pieces. Don’t worry, you haven’t done anything wrong. Everything will come together again when we reassemble them later on (see step 7).

Then turn the pallets over, trace the triangles congruently again and saw them out on the lower boards of the pallet, as well.

You need: Multifunction tool, Starlock AIZ 32 BSPB BIM Plunge Cutting Saw Blade, g-clamps, pencil, Several panels of three-ply wood

You should now have one triangle per pallet in front of you, which has been sawn out of the centre piece of the pallet (so three in total). Which means that a part of the board will still protrude from above the top (see picture 1). Now use the template from step 1 again to draw a 120° angle on the board from the 60° angle of the triangle (see also picture 1). This wider angle is needed to join the triangles in the middle later.

Then use a multi-function tool to cut off any protruding corners (picture 2).

You need: Cordless combi drill, X-Line Drill and Screwdriver Bit Sets, Ratchet straps, Triangles, sawn out

In the next step, place the six triangles you have sawn out on your workbench, with the top surface facing downwards. Lay them down so that they form the hexagonal shape of the table. You can fix them in place in the middle using ratchet straps.

Now use wood screws to connect the triangles to the outer boards and blocks. To do so, you have to countersink the screws at a slight angle (see picture).

You need: Cordless combi drill, X-Line Drill and Screwdriver Bit Sets, Jigsaws, BIM jigsaw blade, T 308 BF, pencil, pocket rule, Wooden boards, 3.5x35 mm wood screws

As you can see, the table surface will still have a few gaps later on. To be able to fill them in the next step, you first need six so-called connecting boards or struts. They connect the centre of the table to the outer edge (picture 1). You can also see on the sketch in picture 2 the six boards with the slanted sides. Also note that they have to overlap the already existing three struts so that the top surface has enough support later on.

Now measure the corresponding boards, saw them to size and then screw them together (picture 3).

You need: Cordless combi drill, X-Line Drill and Screwdriver Bit Sets, Jigsaws, BIM jigsaw blade, T 308 BF, pencil, pocket rule, wood glue, Leftover wooden boards from step 3, 3.5x35 mm wood screws

Now turn the table over on the worktop. The top surface is still not complete. But you can cleverly change this with a little puzzle work: Use the pallet boards left over from sawing in step 3. These should already have the right shapes and lengths to fill all the gaps in the table’s surface when assembled. Insert them one after the other and glue them in place.

If it doesn’t all fit, you may have to saw a few new boards after all.

We recommend attaching the boards again with screws from below for a more secure hold.

You need: Cordless combi drill, X-Line Drill and Screwdriver Bit Sets, g-clamps, Hairpins/table legs at dining table height, 3.5x20 mm wood screws

Finally, all you need to do is attach six table legs. Height and style are of course up to you and depend on how and where you want to use the table. We chose to use hairpins at dining table height. These can be easily screwed in place.

Is everything stable? Then it’s time to set the table.

In need of more tables for your home? How about a DIY coffee table for the living room? Either in the easy-to-make version or the quite fancy version using a wood slab from a tree.

If you’re looking for something new for your office at home, we’ll also show you how to build a wall-mounted folding desk. 

We hope you have lots of fun sawing, screwing and sanding.