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Desk with Hideaway Printer Storage — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29"
    2. Legs — 29"
    3. Legs — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29"
    2. Legs — 29"
    3. Legs — 29"

3/4" × 23 1/4"

1 board · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 67 7/8" left over

    1. Printer Cabinet Back — 27"

3/4" × 23"

1 board · 8.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/8" left over

    1. Desk Top — 58 1/2"

3/4" × 18 3/4"

1 board · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50" left over

    1. Shelf — 23 1/4"
    2. Tray Bottom — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 18"

1 board · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 40 3/4" left over

    1. Printer Cabinet Sides — 27"
    2. Printer Cabinet Sides — 27"

3/4" × 15"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 71 7/8" left over

    1. Door — 23"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 7/8" left over

    1. Long Apron — 28 3/4"
    2. Large Drawer Face — 28 3/4"
    3. Small Drawer Face — 23 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Short Aprons — 18"
    2. Short Aprons — 18"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 1/2" left over

    1. Large Drawer Front — 26 1/4"
    2. Small Drawer Front — 20 3/4"
    3. Large Drawer Sides — 18"
    4. Large Drawer Sides — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Small Drawer Sides — 18"
    2. Small Drawer Sides — 18"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Back — 26 1/4"
    2. Small Drawer Back — 20 3/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Long Stretcher — 28 3/4"
    2. Shelf Trim — 23 1/4"
    3. Tray Back — 20"
    4. Tray Sides — 18 3/4"

  2. Board 2 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Tray Sides — 18 3/4"
    2. Short Stretcher — 18"
    3. Tray Slide Support — 18"

1/4" × 17 1/2"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Bottom — 26 3/4"
    2. Small Drawer Bottom — 21 1/4"

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.