Cedar Propane Tank Cover Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar or whitewood 2x4

2 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Legs — 21 1/2"
2. Legs — 21 1/2"
3. Legs — 21 1/2"
4. Legs — 21 1/2"
Board 2 · 63 1/4" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Leg caps — 15 3/4"
2. Leg caps — 15 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 scrap

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 1/4" left over
15 1/4"15 1/4"
1. Inside lid supports — 15 1/4"
2. Inside lid supports — 15 1/4"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

5 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Front and back slats — 21"
2. Front and back slats — 21"
3. Front and back slats — 21"
4. Front and back slats — 21"
Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Front and back slats — 21"
2. Front and back slats — 21"
3. Front and back slats — 21"
4. Front and back slats — 21"
Board 3 · 15 3/4" left over

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.

Cedar Propane Tank Cover Table — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Cedar or whitewood 2x4

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 63 1/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 scrap

Board 1 · 64 1/4" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 15 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 15 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 63 1/4" left over