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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 5/8" left over
25"25"25"
1. Part 13 — 25"
2. Part 13 — 25"
3. Part 13 — 25"
Board 2 · 69 7/8" left over
25"
1. Part 13 — 25"

3/4" × 35"

1 board · 9.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 51 7/8" left over
43"
1. Part 4 — 43"

3/4" × 25"

2 boards · 21.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 1/4" left over
41 1/2"35"
1. Part 1 — 41 1/2"
2. Part 2 — 35"
Board 2 · 27 1/2" left over
35"32 1/4"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over
19"19"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 1/4" left over
18"17 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Part 20 — 22"
2. Part 20 — 22"
3. Part 20 — 22"
4. Part 20 — 22"
Board 2 · 24 1/2" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"17 1/2"17 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 83 3/8" left over
11 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over
44 1/2"44 1/2"
1. Part 14 — 44 1/2"
2. Part 14 — 44 1/2"
Board 2 · 38 3/4" left over
28"28"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 1/2" left over
22"22"17 1/2"17 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 39 3/4" left over
27 1/2"27 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over
41 1/2"41 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
43"43"
1. Part 9 — 43"
2. Part 11 — 43"
Board 2 · 3 1/8" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
2. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
3. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
Board 3 · 3 1/8" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
2. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
3. Part 16 — 30 1/2"
Board 4

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
25 3/4"25 3/4"21 1/4"21 1/4"
1. Part 29 — 25 3/4"
2. Part 29 — 25 3/4"
3. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
4. Part 32 — 21 1/4"
Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over
21 1/4"21 1/4"21 1/4"21 1/4"8 1/8"
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"
Board 3 · 33 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

3 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over
43"27 1/2"20"
1. Part 10 — 43"
2. Part 8 — 27 1/2"
3. Part 7 — 20"
Board 2 · 19 5/8" left over
25"25"25"
1. Part 12 — 25"
2. Part 12 — 25"
3. Part 12 — 25"
Board 3 · 49 3/4" left over
25"20"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 69 3/8" left over
25 1/2"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over
18"18"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over
18"
1. Part 26 — 18"

1/4" × 18 1/8"

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over
21 1/8"21 1/8"21 1/8"
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.

1 1/2" × 3"

Board 1 · 19 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 69 7/8" left over

3/4" × 35"

Board 1 · 51 7/8" left over

3/4" × 25"

Board 1 · 18 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 27 1/2" left over

3/4" × 18"

Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over

3/4" × 11 1/2"

Board 1 · 59 1/4" left over

3/4" × 9 1/8"

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 24 1/2" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 83 3/8" left over

3/4" × 4 1/2"

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 38 3/4" left over

3/4" × 4"

Board 1 · 15 1/2" left over

3/4" × 3 3/4"

Board 1 · 39 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 4

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 33 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 49 3/4" left over

1/2" × 12"

Board 1 · 69 3/8" left over

1/2" × 7 7/8"

Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

1/2" × 2 3/4"

Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

1/4" × 18 1/8"

Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over