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5-in-1 Kids Art Station — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

4 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 48"

  3. Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 48"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 48"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom shelf — 22"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

2 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Art shelf — 22"
    2. Long aprons — 19"
    3. Long aprons — 19"
    4. Long aprons — 19"
    5. Short Aprons — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 36 1/2" left over

    1. Long aprons — 19"
    2. Short Aprons — 13"
    3. Short Aprons — 13"
    4. Short Aprons — 13"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Chicken wire frame support — 29"
    2. Chicken wire frame support — 29"
    3. Art paper roll edge — 22"
    4. Shelf short apron — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 21 1/2" left over

    1. Art shelf lip — 22"
    2. Shelf long apron — 19"
    3. Shelf long apron — 19"
    4. Shelf short apron — 13"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.