DIY Stuffed Animal Zoo Tower — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

4 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Legs — 47 3/4"
Board 2 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Legs — 47 3/4"
Board 3 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Legs — 47 3/4"
Board 4 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Legs — 47 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3 boards · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
19"19"19"19"11 3/4"
1. Long crosspieces — 19"
2. Long crosspieces — 19"
3. Long crosspieces — 19"
4. Long crosspieces — 19"
5. Short crosspieces — 11 3/4"
Board 2 · 9 1/4" left over
19"19"11 3/4"11 3/4"11 3/4"

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" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 47 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 47 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 47 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 47 1/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 83 1/8" left over