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Building a Modern & Custom Dining Table — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 6"

15 boards · 53.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  2. Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  3. Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  4. Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  5. Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  6. Board 6 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  7. Board 7 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  8. Board 8 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  9. Board 9 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  10. Board 10 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top — 72"

  11. Board 11 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Table Support — 40"
    2. Table Support — 40"

  12. Board 12 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Table Support — 40"
    2. Table Support — 40"

  13. Board 13 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Table Legs — 30"
    2. Table Legs — 30"
    3. Table Legs — 30"

  14. Board 14 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Table Legs — 30"
    2. Table Legs — 30"
    3. Table Legs — 30"

  15. Board 15 · 34 3/4" left over

    1. Table Legs — 30"
    2. Table Legs — 30"

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.