Mobile Shop Router Table — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

6 boards · 21.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Base front/back rails — 36"
2. Base front/back rails — 36"
Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Base front/back rails — 36"
2. Base front/back rails — 36"
Board 3 · 5/8" left over
35"35"24"
1. Leg halves — 35"
2. Leg halves — 35"
3. Base side rails — 24"
Board 4 · 5/8" left over
35"35"24"
1. Leg halves — 35"
2. Leg halves — 35"
3. Base side rails — 24"
Board 5 · 5/8" left over
35"35"24"
1. Leg halves — 35"
2. Leg halves — 35"
3. Base side rails — 24"
Board 6 · 5/8" left over
35"35"24"
1. Leg halves — 35"
2. Leg halves — 35"
3. Base side rails — 24"

3/4" × 24" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Top panels — 36"
2. Top panels — 36"

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 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 5/8" left over

3/4" × 24" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over