Easy Kitchen Island — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

4 boards · 12.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Tabletop boards — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Tabletop boards — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Tabletop boards — 48"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Tabletop boards — 48"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

5 boards · 18.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Frame, long — 44"
2. Frame, long — 44"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Frame, long — 44"
2. Frame, long — 44"
Board 3 · 7 5/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"18"
1. Legs — 34 1/2"
2. Legs — 34 1/2"
3. Frame, short — 18"
Board 4 · 7 5/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
47"47"
1. Shelf supports — 47"
2. Shelf supports — 47"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

5 boards · 9.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over
18"18"18"18"18"
1. Shelf slats — 18"
2. Shelf slats — 18"
3. Shelf slats — 18"
4. Shelf slats — 18"
5. Shelf slats — 18"
Board 2 · 4 3/8" left over
18"18"18"18"18"
1. Shelf slats — 18"
2. Shelf slats — 18"
3. Shelf slats —

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.

Easy Kitchen Island — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 7 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 7 5/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 13 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 1/2" left over