The chalk marked where the fire pit would hit on the plywood so we knew that the 2 4 had to be inside the chalk line.
Diy fire pit table cover.
Tie a string to the nail.
Tap a nail part way into the wood where you make your center mark.
How to build a diy fire pit cover step 1.
Tying one end of a string to the screw wrap the other end of the string around a pencil and pulling the string tight slowly draw a circle make certain the circle is the right size to cover the opening in your fire pit.
Step 2 if you want to keep this simple just use wood glue in between each plank and clamp to hold them tight until the glue dries.
Now for underneath the fire pit cover.
Cut all of the boards in half and stack them perpendicular to each other.
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Using a jigsaw cut around your pencil mark.
Measure your fire pit and cut your wood into pieces that will make a large square with plenty of room to cover the opening.
Measure and mark 23 1 2 out from.
If you do a lot of diy projects you may have a biscuit joiner or a domino joiner.
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We wanted to make it so that the table will stay in place and won t fall off so we marked the fire pit pavers with chalk and then placed the plywood onto it.