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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

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

  2. Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

    1. Leg — 30"

1" × 5"

4 boards · 13.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. End Top Slat — 30"
    2. End Top Slat — 30"
    3. Top Slat — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 30"
    2. Top Slat — 30"
    3. Top Slat — 30"

  3. Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 30"
    2. Top Slat — 30"
    3. Top Slat — 30"

  4. Board 4 · 34 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slat — 30"
    2. Top Slat — 30"

1" × 3"

3 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 53"
    2. End Rail — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 53"
    2. End Rail — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 41 7/8" left over

    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.