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Assembly Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

4" × 4"

2 boards · 14.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29"
    2. Legs — 29"
    3. Legs — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29"

2" × 4"

3 boards · 17.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Apron front and back — 47"
    2. Apron front and back — 47"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Apron front and back — 47"
    2. Apron front and back — 47"

  3. Board 3 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Apron Sides — 20"
    2. Apron Sides — 20"
    3. Apron Sides — 20"
    4. Apron Sides — 20"

3/4" × 24"

2 boards · 13.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 48"

3/4" × 23"

1 board · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

    1. Base Deck — 47"

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.