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DIY Small Buffet — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 10"

1 board · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 3/4" left over

    1. Top Boards — 31"
    2. Top Boards — 31"

1" × 4"

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

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Facing - Side Pieces — 32"
    2. Facing - Side Pieces — 32"
    3. Top Support Boards — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom Trim Piece — 31"
    2. Top Support Boards — 28"
    3. Facing - Top Piece — 25"

  3. Board 3 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Trim Pieces — 17"
    2. Bottom Trim Pieces — 17"

1" × 2"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Cleats — 17"
    2. Shelf Cleats — 17"

3/4" × 17"

2 boards · 13.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels — 36"
    2. Side Panels — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 38 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves — 28"
    2. Shelves — 28"

1/2" × 24"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Door — 29"

1/4" × 30"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

    1. Back Panel — 36"

1/4" × 2"

2 boards · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Door Side Trim Pieces — 29"
    2. Door Side Trim Pieces — 29"
    3. Door Trim Pieces — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 34 5/8" left over

    1. Door Trim Pieces — 20"
    2. Door Trim Pieces — 20"
    3. Door Trim Pieces — 20"

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.