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How To Build a Kitchen Island – DIY Kitchen Island Plan — board plan

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

Buy 29 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3"

2 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Part 13 — 25"
    2. Part 13 — 25"
    3. Part 13 — 25"

  2. Board 2 · 69 7/8" left over

    1. Part 13 — 25"

3/4" × 35"

1 board · 9.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 51 7/8" left over

    1. Part 4 — 43"

3/4" × 25"

2 boards · 21.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 1/4" left over

    1. Part 1 — 41 1/2"
    2. Part 2 — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 27 1/2" left over

    1. Part 2 — 35"
    2. Part 3 — 32 1/4"

3/4" × 18"

1 board · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 41% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over

    1. Part 22 — 19"
    2. Part 22 — 19"

3/4" × 11 1/2"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 1/4" left over

    1. Part 24 — 18"
    2. Part 25 — 17 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/8"

2 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Part 20 — 22"
    2. Part 20 — 22"
    3. Part 20 — 22"
    4. Part 20 — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 24 1/2" left over

    1. Part 19 — 17 1/2"
    2. Part 19 — 17 1/2"
    3. Part 19 — 17 1/2"
    4. Part 19 — 17 1/2"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 13% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 83 3/8" left over

    1. Part 23 — 11 1/2"

3/4" × 4 1/2"

2 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Part 14 — 44 1/2"
    2. Part 14 — 44 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 38 3/4" left over

    1. Part 15 — 28"
    2. Part 15 — 28"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 15 1/2" left over

    1. Part 18 — 22"
    2. Part 18 — 22"
    3. Part 17 — 17 1/2"
    4. Part 17 — 17 1/2"

3/4" × 3 3/4"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 39 3/4" left over

    1. Part 6 — 27 1/2"
    2. Part 6 — 27 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over

    1. Part 5 — 41 1/2"
    2. Part 5 — 41 1/2"

3/4" × 3"

4 boards · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Part 9 — 43"
    2. Part 11 — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
    2. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
    3. Part 16 — 30 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
    2. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
    3. Part 16 — 30 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 33 3/4" left over

    1. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
    2. Part 16 — 30 1/2"

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Part 29 — 25 3/4"
    2. Part 29 — 25 3/4"
    3. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
    4. Part 32 — 21 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

    1. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
    2. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
    3. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
    4. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
    5. Part 30 — 8 1/8"

  3. Board 3 · 33 1/4" left over

    1. Part 33 — 15 1/4"
    2. Part 33 — 15 1/4"
    3. Part 30 — 8 1/8"
    4. Part 30 — 8 1/8"
    5. Part 30 — 8 1/8"
    6. Part 31 — 3"
    7. Part 31 — 3"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

3 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over

    1. Part 10 — 43"
    2. Part 8 — 27 1/2"
    3. Part 7 — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Part 12 — 25"
    2. Part 12 — 25"
    3. Part 12 — 25"

  3. Board 3 · 49 3/4" left over

    1. Part 12 — 25"
    2. Part 7 — 20"

1/2" × 12"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 69 3/8" left over

    1. Part 28 — 25 1/2"

1/2" × 7 7/8"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Part 27 — 18"
    2. Part 27 — 18"

1/2" × 2 3/4"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Part 26 — 18"

1/4" × 18 1/8"

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over

    1. Part 21 — 21 1/8"
    2. Part 21 — 21 1/8"
    3. Part 21 — 21 1/8"

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.