Board and Batten Media Console — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

4 boards · 6.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 100% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/8" left over
54 1/2"23 1/4"16 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 54 1/2"
2. Legs — 23 1/4"
3. Drawer/door trim — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 3/8" left over
54 1/2"23 1/4"16 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 54 1/2"
2. Legs — 23 1/4"
3. Drawer/door trim — 16 1/2"
Board 3 · 3/8" left over
54 1/2"23 1/4"16 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 54 1/2"
2. Legs — 23 1/4"
3. Drawer/door trim — 16 1/2"
Board 4 · 3/8" left over
54 1/2"23 1/4"16 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 54 1/2"
2. Legs — 23 1/4"
3. Drawer/door trim — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

3 boards · 15.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over
57 1/2"19 1/2"
1. Top — 57 1/2"
2. Sides — 19 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 7/8" left over
54 1/2"19 1/2"18 3/4"
1. Box bottom — 54 1/2"
2. Sides — 19 1/2"
3. Center partitions — 18 3/4"
Board 3 · 38 3/8" left over
18 3/4"18 3/4"18 3/4"
1. Center partitions — 18 3/4"
2. Drawer bottoms — 18 3/4"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

2 boards · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over
20 1/4"20 1/4"20 1/4"20 1/4"11 1/2"
1. Drawer front/back — 20 1/4"
2. Drawer front/back — 20 1/4"
3. Drawer front/back — 20 1/4"
4. Drawer front/back — 20 1/4"
5. Drawer sides — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 60 1/8" left over
11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Drawer sides — 11 1/2"
2. Drawer sides — 11 1/2"
3. Drawer sides — 11 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/8" left over
57 1/2"15 3/8"15 3/8"
1. Top trim front — 57 1/2"
2. Door rails — 15 3/8"
3. Door rails — 15 3/8"
Board 2 · 64" left over
15 3/8"15 3/8"
1. Door rails — 15 3/8"
2. Door rails — 15 3/8"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
57 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Top trim back — 57 1/2"
2. Side trim — 11 1/2"
3. Side trim — 11 1/2"
4. Side trim — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over
11 1/2"11 3/8"11 3/8"11 3/8"11 3/8"11 3/8"11 3/8"

1/4" × 15 3/8" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 62 1/4" left over
16 1/4"16 1/4"
1. Door backs — 16 1/4"
2. Door backs — 16 1/4"

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" — 2x2

Board 1 · 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 3/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 38 3/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 60 1/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 6 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 64" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

1/4" × 15 3/8" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 62 1/4" left over