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Beginner Miter Saw + Planer Stand — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 24"

1 board · 18.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 62 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 32"

1" × 3"

4 boards · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 34"
    2. Legs — 34"

  2. Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 34"
    2. Legs — 34"

  3. Board 3 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Front Supports — 29"
    2. Front Supports — 29"
    3. Front Supports — 29"

  4. Board 4 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Front Supports — 29"
    2. Shelf Supports — 29"
    3. Shelf Supports — 29"

1" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over

    1. Side Supports — 17"
    2. Side Supports — 17"
    3. Side Supports — 17"
    4. Side Supports — 17"

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 8.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 33 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 32"
    2. Center Shelf — 29"

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.