Classic Farmhouse Kitchen Island with 4x4 Legs — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4, 6 ft

2 boards · 13.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Legs — 34 1/2"
2. Legs — 34 1/2"
Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Legs — 34 1/2"
2. Legs — 34 1/2"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 6 ft

9 boards · 41.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Tabletop boards — 70"
Board 2 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Tabletop boards — 70"
Board 3 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Tabletop boards — 70"
Board 4 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Tabletop boards — 70"
Board 5 · 24 7/8" left over
70"
1. Tabletop boards — 70"
Board 6 · 24 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

4 boards · 13.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
61"32"
1. Side aprons — 61"
2. Bottom stretchers — 32"
Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over
61"32"
1. Side aprons — 61"
2. Bottom stretchers — 32"
Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Under-table supports — 27"
2. Under-table supports — 27"
3. Under-table supports — 27"
Board 4 · 46 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.

Classic Farmhouse Kitchen Island with 4x4 Legs — board plan

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4, 6 ft

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 6 ft

Board 1 · 24 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 24 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 24 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 24 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 24 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 24 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 25 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 25 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 25 7/8" left over