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Contemporary Cherry Wine Bar — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

3 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Legs Long Cherry — 35"
    2. Legs Long Cherry — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Legs Long Cherry — 35"
    2. Legs Long Cherry — 35"

  3. Board 3 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Legs Short Cherry — 32"
    2. Legs Short Cherry — 32"

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over

    1. Top Cherry — 31"

3/4" × 11"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 25 5/8" left over

    1. Shelves Cherry — 23"
    2. Shelves Cherry — 23"
    3. Shelves Cherry — 23"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Sides Cherry — 20"
    2. Sides Cherry — 20"
    3. Sides Cherry — 20"
    4. Drawer Front Large Cherry — 16"
    5. Back Large Cherry — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Front Small Cherry — 8"
    2. Back Small Cherry — 8"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 1/4" left over

    1. Frame Large Poplar — 17"
    2. Frame Large Poplar — 17"
    3. Center Frame Poplar — 15"
    4. Center Frame Poplar — 15"
    5. Frame Small Poplar — 9"
    6. Frame Small Poplar — 9"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Outer Drawer Guides Oak — 20"
    2. Outer Drawer Guides Oak — 20"
    3. Inner Drawer Guides Oak — 20"
    4. Inner Drawer Guides Oak — 20"

1/2" × 1"

2 boards · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Sides Poplar — 20"
    2. Drawer Sides Poplar — 20"
    3. Drawer Sides Poplar — 20"
    4. Drawer Sides Poplar — 20"
    5. Drawer Back Small Poplar — 8"

  2. Board 2 · 78 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Back Large Poplar — 16"

1/4" × 16"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over

    1. Large Drawer Bottom — 21"

1/4" × 8"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over

    1. Small Drawer bottom — 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.