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DIY Aquarium or TV Stand — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 9"

3 boards · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 48"

  3. Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 48"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 8.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Frame — 41"
    2. Top and Bottom Frame — 41"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Frame — 41"
    2. Top and Bottom Frame — 41"

  3. Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical Side Frame — 27"
    2. Vertical Side Frame — 27"
    3. Vertical Side Frame — 27"

  4. Board 4 · 15 1/2" left over

    1. Vertical Side Frame — 27"
    2. Middle Top Support — 20"
    3. Horizontal Side Frame — 16"
    4. Horizontal Side Frame — 16"

  5. Board 5 · 62 3/4" left over

    1. Horizontal Side Frame — 16"
    2. Horizontal Side Frame — 16"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Middle Front/Back Supports — 20"
    2. Middle Front/Back Supports — 20"

3/4" × 21"

1 board · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 53 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom — 41"

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 22% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 74 7/8" left over

    1. Middle Panel — 20"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels — 20"
    2. Side Panels — 20"

3/4" × 15"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 21% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 75 7/8" left over

    1. Door — 19"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 41% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Fronts — 19"
    2. Drawer Fronts — 19"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Side Pieces — 22"
    2. Drawer Side Pieces — 22"
    3. Drawer Side Pieces — 22"
    4. Drawer Side Pieces — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 26 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back Pieces — 17"
    2. Drawer Front/Back Pieces — 17"
    3. Drawer Front/Back Pieces — 17"
    4. Drawer Front/Back Pieces — 17"

1/4" × 25"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 51 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 43"

1/4" × 18"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 22"
    2. Drawer Bottom — 22"

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.