How to Cut a Rectangle Oak Table into a Round Table

No doubt many love to decorate their homes or apartments with wood furniture. The inherent beauty of the color and the grain of wood furniture can enhance a room, but there may be occasions when owners may want to change an existing piece of furniture, in this case changing a rectangular oak table to a circular one. Whether it's to increase living space or make the table fit into a room better, changing the table's shape isn't an overly taxing task.

Instructions

1

Remove anything setting on the oak table and use the tape measure to measure the width of the table's surface. Divide your resulting number in half. Cut a piece of nylon string that matches the length of the measurement.

2

Tie a carpenter's pencil to one end of the string. Place the opposite end in the center of the table top and have a person press down on the end to hold it securely.

3

Pull the string taut and use the fixed string like a compass to draw an even circle inside the rectangle's perimeter. Remove the string and use the power saw to cut around the circle, using the line you drew as a guideline. You now have a circular table.

4

Sand the newly exposed ends of the table until smooth. If desired, stain, gloss or paint the sanded ends to match the rest of the table.