DIY Cedar Desk Build with Bottom Supports — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 6"

4 boards · 25.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9" left over
48"37 3/4"
1. Table Top — 48"
2. Horizontal Support — 37 3/4"
Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over
48"18"18"
1. Table Top — 48"
2. Vertical Fancy Support — 18"
3. Vertical Fancy Support — 18"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Table Top — 48"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Table Top — 48"

2" × 4"

3 boards · 16.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
25"25"20"20"
1. Center 2x4 for Table Base — 25"
2. Center 2x4 for Table Base — 25"
3. Top and Foot of Base — 20"
4. Top and Foot of Base — 20"
Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over
20"20"15"15"15"
1. Top and Foot of Base — 20"
2. Top and Foot of Base — 20"
3. Half X Supports — 15"
4. Half X Supports —

1" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 80 1/2" left over
3 1/2"3 1/2"3 1/2"3 1/2"
1. Feet Blocks — 3 1/2"
2. Feet Blocks — 3 1/2"
3. Feet Blocks — 3 1/2"
4. Feet Blocks — 3 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.

2" × 6"

Board 1 · 9" left over

Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

2" × 4"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

1" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 80 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over