One sheet of plywood and three 2×4’s
Cut the ply into three pieces 23 7/8” x 48”.
The last section of plywood, cut into eight strips 2 3/4” (ish) x 48”. If all went well, you have a bitty bit of scrap that you won’t mind binning, because you’ll never need a bit this small.
The 2×4’s – four 48” pieces & four 21” pieces.
Now, you have to get creative and figure out hole sizing & placement. I have a stupid amount of yard tools for the size of my yard. My holes are roughly on six inch centers, each column is offset from its neighbors.
To figure out hole sizing, I ran a hole saw through a scrap piece of plywood and test fitted all the handles. Most handles fit through a 1 1/2” hole, but some needed a 2 1/4” opening. If you can find your larger hole saw when you start the project, you probably should make all your holes the larger size.
Then I added a dozen holes for the tiki torches.
The D handle tools required two holes drilled and a bit of jigsaw work. I found that drilling the two holes on 5” center fit all my D handles.
To ensure that the holes lined between the top and middle decks, I clamped them together and drilled both at the same time.
Assemble two rectangular frames from the 2×4’s. Screw or nail one of the plywood decks with holes to one of the frames.
The other frame gets the solid deck screwed (no nails) to the bottom and the second deck with holes attached (your choice) to the top.
Those eight strips of plywood are your legs. Two strips at each corner.
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