Drink Dispenser Stand — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 1/4" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"
1. Bottom supports — 17 1/2"
2. Bottom supports — 17 1/2"
3. Corner supports — 5 1/2"
4. Corner supports — 5 1/2"
5. Corner supports — 5 1/2"
6. Corner supports — 5 1/2"

5/8" × 3 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

3 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"17 1/2"17 1/2"13"
1. Long side panels — 17 1/2"
2. Long side panels — 17 1/2"
3. Long side panels — 17 1/2"
4. Long side panels — 17 1/2"
5. Side panels with handles — 13"
Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over
13"13"13"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.

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 37 1/4" left over

5/8" × 3 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 83 1/8" left over