Wood, often teak, but also oak and walnut, was frequently used, as well as plywood ... end grain, be sure to sand with the wood grain. Use ¾" screws to mount the legs to the bottom of the table.

If you're looking for a way to flex your DIY ... table, a coffee table, a bed--and you can innovate just about any other form of furniture you need. We settled on 3/4-inch-thick maple plywood.

Called Utsuri, the small multi-layered coffee table design was commissioned by German DIY warehouse Hornbach ... the table's three white-painted birch plywood tops are the shape of multiple ...