Benchmark Media Console — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

4 boards · 5.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"29 1/4"
1. Legs — 29 1/4"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
3. Legs — 29 1/4"
Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"29 1/4"
1. Legs — 29 1/4"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
3. Legs — 29 1/4"
Board 3 · 14 3/8" left over
26 3/4"26 3/4"26 3/4"
1. Bottom trim — 26 3/4"
2. Bottom trim — 26 3/4"
3. Bottom trim — 26 3/4"
Board 4 · 68 1/8" left over
26 3/4"
1. Bottom trim — 26 3/4"

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood

4 boards · 27.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over
55"27 1/8"
1. Main shelves and top blank — 55"
2. Adjustable shelves — 27 1/8"
Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over
55"27 1/8"
1. Main shelves and top blank — 55"
2. Adjustable shelves — 27 1/8"
Board 3 · 13 1/2" left over
55"26 1/4"
1. Main shelves and top blank — 55"
2. Sides — 26 1/4"
Board 4 · 51" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 41 3/4" left over
26 1/2"26 1/2"
1. Door panels — 26 1/2"
2. Door panels — 26 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

3 boards · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7/8" left over
55"21 1/2"17 1/4"
1. Top front trim — 55"
2. Door frame rails — 21 1/2"
3. Door frame stiles — 17 1/4"
Board 2 · 10 1/4" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"19 3/4"
1. Door frame rails — 21 1/2"
2. Door frame rails — 21 1/2"
3. Door frame rails — 21 1/2"
4. Top breadboard ends — 19 3/4"
Board 3 · 23" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

4 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13" left over
55"26 3/4"
1. Top back trim — 55"
2. Top door area trim — 26 3/4"
Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over
26 3/4"26 3/4"26 3/4"
1. Top door area trim — 26 3/4"
2. Top door area trim — 26 3/4"
3. Top door area trim — 26 3/4"
Board 3 · 14 3/8" left over
26 3/4"26 3/4"26 3/4"
1. Top door area trim —

1/4" × 58" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 68 3/8" left over
26 1/2"
1. Cabinet back — 26 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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 68 1/8" left over

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 51" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 41 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 23" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 13" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 14 3/8" left over

1/4" × 58" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 68 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over