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DIY Outdoor Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2"

3 boards · 8.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Long Aprons — 29"
    2. Long Aprons — 29"
    3. Bottom Long support — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

    1. Legs — 17"
    2. Legs — 17"
    3. Legs — 17"
    4. Legs — 17"
    5. Short Aprons and Leg Supports — 17"

  3. Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over

    1. Short Aprons and Leg Supports — 17"
    2. Short Aprons and Leg Supports — 17"
    3. Short Aprons and Leg Supports — 17"
    4. Top Supports — 17"
    5. Top Supports — 17"

1" × 3"

4 boards · 6.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 35"
    2. Top Slats — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 35"
    2. Top Slats — 35"

  3. Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 35"
    2. Top Slats — 35"

  4. Board 4 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 35"
    2. Top Slats — 35"

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.