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DIY Workbench — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 27"

1 board · 29.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 45"

1" × 3"

6 boards · 11.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Top Rail — 46"
    2. Top Rail — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom Rail — 38"
    2. Bottom Rail — 38"
    3. Short Leg Filler — 8"
    4. Short Leg Filler — 8"

  3. Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Leg — 35"
    2. Leg — 35"
    3. Long Leg Filler — 20"

  4. Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Leg — 35"
    2. Leg — 35"
    3. Long Leg Filler — 20"

  5. Board 5 · 1/4" left over

    1. Long Leg Filler — 20"
    2. Long Leg Filler — 20"
    3. Side Rail — 19"
    4. Side Rail — 19"
    5. Short Leg Filler — 8"
    6. Short Leg Filler — 8"

  6. Board 6 · 56 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 19"
    2. Side Rail — 19"

3/4" × 29"

1 board · 8.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

    1. Sub-Top — 47"

3/4" × 22"

1 board · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 31"

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.