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DIY Big Green Egg Table – Big Green Egg Table Project Plan — board plan

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

Buy 27 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 5"

3 boards · 26.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Grill Platform Board — 22"
    2. Grill Platform Board — 22"
    3. Grill Platform Board — 22"
    4. Grill Platform Board — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Cabinet Floor Board — 22"
    2. Cabinet Floor Board — 22"
    3. Cabinet Floor Board — 22"
    4. Cabinet Floor Board — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet Floor Board — 22"
    2. Cabinet Floor Board — 22"

3" × 3"

2 boards · 12.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Leg — 30"
    2. Leg — 30"
    3. Leg — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Leg — 30"
    2. Leg — 30"
    3. Leg — 30"

1" × 17"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 18"

1" × 6"

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 18"
    2. Drawer Side — 18"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 16"
    4. Drawer Front/Back — 16"

1" × 5"

9 boards · 29.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top Boards — 58"
    2. Right End Panel Board — 23"
    3. Center Divider Upper Panel Board — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top Boards — 58"
    2. Right End Panel Board — 23"
    3. Center Divider Upper Panel Board — 11"

  3. Board 3 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top Boards — 58"
    2. Right End Panel Board — 23"
    3. Center Divider Upper Panel Board — 11"

  4. Board 4 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top Boards — 58"
    2. Right End Panel Board — 23"
    3. Center Divider Upper Panel Board — 11"

  5. Board 5 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Top Boards — 58"
    2. Back Tall Panel Board — 23"
    3. Left End Panel Board — 9"

  6. Board 6 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Top Boards — 58"
    2. Back Tall Panel Board — 23"
    3. Left End Panel Board — 9"

  7. Board 7 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Back Tall Panel Board — 23"
    2. Back Tall Panel Board — 23"
    3. Back Tall Panel Board — 23"
    4. Back Tall Panel Board — 23"

  8. Board 8 · 7 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front Panel — 14"
    2. Left End Panel Board — 9"
    3. Left End Panel Board — 9"
    4. Center Divider Lower Panel Board — 9"
    5. Center Divider Lower Panel Board — 9"
    6. Center Divider Lower Panel Board — 9"
    7. Center Divider Lower Panel Board — 9"
    8. Back Short Panel Board — 9"
    9. Back Short Panel Board — 9"

  9. Board 9 · 76 3/4" left over

    1. Back Short Panel Board — 9"
    2. Back Short Panel Board — 9"

1" × 4"

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Door Panel Board — 18"
    2. Door Panel Board — 18"
    3. Door Panel Board — 18"
    4. Door Panel Board — 18"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 10.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Long Rail — 27"
    2. Long Rail — 27"
    3. Long Rail — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 5 1/2" left over

    1. Long Rail — 27"
    2. Door Mounting Strip — 22"
    3. Door Mounting Strip — 22"
    4. Short Rail — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Short Rail — 18"
    2. Short Rail — 18"
    3. Short Rail — 18"
    4. Short Rail — 18"
    5. Short Rail — 18"

  4. Board 4 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Short Rail — 18"
    2. Short Rail — 18"
    3. Short Rail — 18"
    4. Short Rail — 18"
    5. Short Rail — 18"

  5. Board 5 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Short Rail — 18"
    2. Short Rail — 18"
    3. Short Rail — 18"
    4. Drawer Mounting Rail — 18"
    5. Drawer Mounting Rail — 18"

1" × 2"

3 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Center Grill Support — 22"
    2. Door Stile — 22"
    3. Door Stile — 22"
    4. Door Stile — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 0" left over

    1. Door Stile — 22"
    2. Drawer Rail — 14"
    3. Drawer Rail — 14"
    4. Door Rail — 9"
    5. Door Rail — 9"
    6. Door Rail — 9"
    7. Door Rail — 9"
    8. Drawer Stile — 8"

  3. Board 3 · 86 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Stile — 8"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Long Cleat — 27"
    2. Long Cleat — 27"
    3. Short Cleat — 18"
    4. Short Cleat — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Short Cleat — 18"

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.