Counter Height Farmhouse Table for Four — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

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" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over
43"41"
1. Center stretcher — 43"
2. Side aprons — 41"
Board 2 · 3 5/8" left over
41"25"25"
1. Side aprons — 41"
2. End aprons — 25"
3. End aprons — 25"
Board 3 · 44 3/4" left over
25"25"
1. End aprons — 25"
2. End aprons — 25"

3/4" × 32" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 9.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Tabletop panel — 48"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 1/4" left over
48"33 1/2"
1. Top trim, long edges — 48"
2. Top trim, ends — 33 1/2"
Board 2 · 13 1/4" left over
48"33 1/2"
1. Top trim, long edges — 48"
2. Top trim, ends — 33 1/2"

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 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 44 3/4" left over

3/4" × 32" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 13 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 13 1/4" left over