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 each board consumed
Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over
- Middle Table Top Braces — 35"
- Middle Table Top Braces — 35"
- Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
- Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over
- Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
- Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
- Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
Board 3 · 42 5/8" left over
- Table Leg Side Pieces — 29"
- Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
- Side Table Top Pieces — 11 1/2"
1" × 6"
3 boards · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed
Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
- Table Top Boards — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
- Table Top Boards — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
- 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.