Cedar Patio Table — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

2 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Leg — 30"
2. Leg — 30"
3. Leg — 30"
Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over
30"
1. Leg — 30"

1" × 5"

4 boards · 13.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. End Top Slat — 30"
2. End Top Slat — 30"
3. Top Slat — 30"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Top Slat — 30"
2. Top Slat — 30"
3. Top Slat — 30"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Top Slat — 30"
2. Top Slat —

1" × 3"

3 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over
53"23"
1. Side Rail — 53"
2. End Rail — 23"
Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over
53"23"
1. Side Rail — 53"
2. End Rail — 23"
Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over
53"
1. Center Rail — 53"

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.

3" × 3"

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

1" × 5"

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 3/4" left over