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Childrens Table and Chairs — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

3 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Rear Chair Legs - Pine — 26"
    2. Rear Chair Legs - Pine — 26"
    3. Rear Chair Legs - Pine — 26"
    4. Front Chair Legs - Pine — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 11 1/2" left over

    1. Rear Chair Legs - Pine — 26"
    2. Table Legs - Pine — 19"
    3. Table Legs - Pine — 19"
    4. Table Legs - Pine — 19"

  3. Board 3 · 36 1/2" left over

    1. Table Legs - Pine — 19"
    2. Front Chair Legs - Pine — 13"
    3. Front Chair Legs - Pine — 13"
    4. Front Chair Legs - Pine — 13"

3/4" × 22"

1 board · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top - Plywood — 28"

3/4" × 11"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Chair Seats - Plywood — 12"
    2. Chair Seats - Plywood — 12"

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/8" left over

    1. Table Skirt Boards - Pine — 24"
    2. Table Skirt Boards - Pine — 24"
    3. Table Skirt Boards - Pine — 18"
    4. Table Skirt Boards - Pine — 18"
    5. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 5 7/8" left over

    1. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 10"
    2. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 10"
    3. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 10"
    4. Chair Back Supports — 10"
    5. Chair Back Supports — 10"
    6. Chair Back Supports — 10"
    7. Chair Back Supports — 10"
    8. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 9"
    9. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 76 3/4" left over

    1. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 9"
    2. Chair Skirt Boards - Pine — 9"

3/4" × 3/4"

2 boards · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Table Top Frames - Pine — 30"
    2. Table Top Frames - Pine — 30"
    3. Table Top Frames - Pine — 24"

  2. Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Frames - Pine — 24"

1/4" × 3/4"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8" left over

    1. Seat Edging Fronts - Pine — 13"
    2. Seat Edging Fronts - Pine — 13"
    3. Seat Edging Sides - Pine — 10"
    4. Seat Edging Sides - Pine — 10"
    5. Seat Edging Sides - Pine — 10"
    6. Seat Edging Sides - Pine — 10"
    7. Seat Edging Backs - Pine — 10"
    8. Seat Edging Backs - Pine — 10"

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.