Easy Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

3 boards · 14.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over
35"35"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Middle Table Top Braces — 35"
2. Middle Table Top Braces — 35"
3. Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
4. Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over
29"29"29"
1. Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
2. Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
3. Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
Board 3 · 42 5/8" left over
29"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
2. Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
3. Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"

1" × 6"

3 boards · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Table Top Boards — 48"

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.

2" × 4"

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 42 5/8" left over

1" × 6"

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over