Emmerson Parsons Table — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

5 boards · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
55"29 1/4"
1. Side aprons — 55"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over
55"29 1/4"
1. Side aprons — 55"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
Board 3 · 11 1/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"25"
1. Legs — 29 1/4"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
3. End aprons and under-table supports — 25"
Board 4 · 19 5/8" left over
25"25"25"
1. End aprons and under-table supports — 25"
2. End aprons and under-table supports — 25"
3. End aprons and under-table supports — 25"
Board 5 · 69 7/8" left over
25"
1. End aprons and under-table supports — 25"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

0 boards · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Leg and apron trim at 288" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

0 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Apron trim, narrow faces at 120" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 11 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 19 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 69 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2