Cottage Media Console — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

2 boards · 12.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over
48"44 1/2"
1. Top — 48"
2. Shelves — 44 1/2"
Board 2 · 2 3/8" left over
44 1/2"18"18"5 3/4"5 3/4"
1. Shelves — 44 1/2"
2. Drawer bottoms — 18"
3. Drawer bottoms — 18"
4. Drawer box dividers — 5 3/4"
5. Drawer box dividers — 5 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 12 ft

2 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"18"18"12 1/4"
1. Drawer fronts — 19 1/2"
2. Drawer fronts — 19 1/2"
3. Drawer backs — 18"
4. Drawer backs — 18"
5. Drawer sides — 12 1/4"
Board 2 · 57 7/8" left over
12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Drawer sides — 12 1/4"
2. Drawer sides — 12 1/4"
3. Drawer sides — 12 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25 1/2" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Front/back legs — 17 1/4"
2. Front/back legs — 17 1/4"
3. Front/back legs — 17 1/4"
4. Front/back legs — 17 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

5 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over
48"41"
1. Top trim — 48"
2. Shelf trim — 41"
Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over
48"41"
1. Top trim — 48"
2. Shelf trim — 41"
Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over
41"41"11 1/2"
1. Shelf trim — 41"
2. Shelf trim — 41"
3. Drawer guides — 11 1/2"
Board 4 · 2 1/4" left over

1/4" × 7 1/4" — 1/4" plywood, panel for back (optional)

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 48 7/8" left over
46"
1. Back panel (optional) — 46"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 2 3/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 12 ft

Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 57 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 25 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 2 1/4" left over

1/4" × 7 1/4" — 1/4" plywood, panel for back (optional)

Board 1 · 48 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 37 1/8" left over