DIY Workbench – Metric — board plan

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

Buy 0 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

38" × 89"

0 boards · 340259.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Leg at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Leg Filler at 508" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Leg Filler at 508" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Leg Filler at 508" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Leg Filler at 508" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Leg Filler at 203" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Leg Filler at 203" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Leg Filler at 203" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Leg Filler at 203" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Bottom Rail at 965" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Bottom Rail at 965" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Top Rail at 1168" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Top Rail at 1168" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Side Rail at 483" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Side Rail at 483" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Side Rail at 483" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Side Rail at 483" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 743"

0 boards · 135287.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Sub-Top at 1200" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 686"

0 boards · 118976.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Top at 1143" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 559"

0 boards · 66753.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Shelf at 787" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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.