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Coffee Table with Train Table/Storage — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

4 boards · 5.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 45"
    2. Base — 45"

  2. Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 45"
    2. Base — 45"

  3. Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Base — 21"
    2. Base — 21"
    3. Base — 21"
    4. Base — 21"

  4. Board 4 · 46 1/2" left over

    1. Base — 12"
    2. Base — 12"
    3. Base — 12"
    4. Base — 12"

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over

    1. Tabletop — 45"

3/4" × 21"

1 board · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over

    1. Train table base — 42"

3/4" × 4"

2 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Tabletop surround — 43 1/2"
    2. Tabletop surround — 43 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 46 3/4" left over

    1. Tabletop surround — 24"
    2. Tabletop surround — 24"

1/2" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Lid stopper — 44"
    2. Lid stopper — 44"

  2. Board 2 · 31 5/8" left over

    1. Support — 21"
    2. Support — 21"
    3. Support — 21"

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.