Balin Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

5 boards · 25.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over
61 1/2"14 3/4"14 3/4"
1. Top (K) — 61 1/2"
2. Drawer box sides (C) — 14 3/4"
3. Drawer box sides (C) — 14 3/4"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
54 1/2"11 3/4"11 3/4"11 3/4"
1. Drawer box bottom (D) — 54 1/2"
2. Drawer backs (P) — 11 3/4"
3. Drawer backs (P) — 11 3/4"
4. Drawer backs (P) — 11 3/4"
Board 3 · 3/4" left over
11 3/4"11 3/4"11 3/4"11 3/4"11 3/4"11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Drawer backs (P) — 11 3/4"
2. Drawer fronts (R) — 11 3/4"
3. Drawer fronts (R) — 11 3/4"
4. Drawer fronts (R) — 11 3/4"
5. Drawer fronts (R) — 11 3/4"
6. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
7. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
8. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
Board 4 · 5 3/4" left over
11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"10 1/4"10 1/4"10 1/4"
1. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
2. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
3. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
4. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
5. Drawer sides (Q) — 11 1/2"
6. Drawer bottoms (O) — 10 1/4"
7. Drawer bottoms (O) — 10 1/4"
8. Drawer bottoms (O) — 10 1/4"
Board 5 · 84 5/8" left over
10 1/4"
1. Drawer bottoms (O) — 10 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"29 1/4"
1. Leg fronts and backs (A) — 29 1/4"
2. Leg fronts and backs (A) — 29 1/4"
3. Leg fronts and backs (A) — 29 1/4"
Board 2 · 65 5/8" left over
29 1/4"
1. Leg fronts and backs (A) — 29 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

9 boards · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4" left over
61 1/2"29 1/4"
1. Top side trim (L) — 61 1/2"
2. Leg sides (B) — 29 1/4"
Board 2 · 4" left over
61 1/2"29 1/4"
1. Top side trim (L) — 61 1/2"
2. Leg sides (B) — 29 1/4"
Board 3 · 11" left over
54 1/2"29 1/4"
1. Top inner trim (E) — 54 1/2"
2. Leg sides (B) — 29 1/4"
Board 4 · 11" left over

3/4" × 1" — 1x12, ripped narrow

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 1/4" left over
11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Outer drawer guides (I) — 11 1/4"
2. Outer drawer guides (I) — 11 1/4"

1/4" × 14 5/8" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over
57 1/2"
1. Back panel (G) — 57 1/2"

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.

Balin Console Table — board plan

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 84 5/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 65 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 4" left over

Board 2 · 4" left over

Board 3 · 11" left over

Board 4 · 11" left over

3/4" × 1" — 1x12, ripped narrow

Board 1 · 72 1/4" left over

1/4" × 14 5/8" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 37 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 7" left over

Board 7 · 30 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 42 3/8" left over

Board 9 · 42 3/8" left over