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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over
45"
1. Top — 45"

1" × 3"

6 boards · 11.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over
46"46"
1. Top Rail — 46"
2. Top Rail — 46"
Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over
38"38"8"8"
1. Bottom Rail — 38"
2. Bottom Rail — 38"
3. Short Leg Filler — 8"
4. Short Leg Filler — 8"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
35"35"20"
1. Leg — 35"
2. Leg — 35"
3. Long Leg Filler — 20"
Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over
35"35"20"
1. Leg — 35"
2. Leg — 35"
3. Long Leg Filler — 20"
Board 5 · 1/4" left over
20"20"19"19"8"8"
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"
Board 6 · 56 3/4" left over
19"19"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over
47"
1. Sub-Top — 47"

3/4" × 22"

1 board · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over
31"
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.

3" × 27"

Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 56 3/4" left over

3/4" × 29"

Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

3/4" × 22"

Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over