Decorative Wall Mirror — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 27"

1 board · 7.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 36% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 61 7/8" left over
33"
1. Back — 33"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over
31"31"30"
1. Stile — 31"
2. Stile — 31"
3. Rail — 30"
Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over
30"
1. Rail — 30"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over
2"2"2"2"
1. Rail End — 2"
2. Rail End — 2"
3. Rail End — 2"
4. Rail End — 2"

1/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 32 3/4" left over
31"31"
1. Thin Stile — 31"
2. Thin Stile — 31"

1/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 8% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 88 1/4" left over
1"1"1"1"1"1"
1. Decorative Square — 1"
2. Decorative Square — 1"
3. Decorative Square — 1"
4. Decorative Square — 1"
5. Decorative Square — 1"
6. Decorative Square — 1"

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.

1" × 27"

Board 1 · 61 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1"

Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over

1/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 32 3/4" left over

1/4" × 1"

Board 1 · 88 1/4" left over