Farmhouse Console Table (Beginner, Indoor/Outdoor) — 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

6 boards · 33.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
73 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 73 1/2"
2. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over
73 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 73 1/2"
2. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over
73 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 73 1/2"
2. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
2. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
3. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
4. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
5. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
6. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
7. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
Board 5 · 6 5/8" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
2. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
3. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
4. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
5. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
6. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
7. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
Board 6 · 19 1/4" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
2. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
3. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
4. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
5. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"
6. Shelf slats — 12 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 8.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Shelf support rails — 28 1/2"
2. Shelf support rails — 28 1/2"
3. Shelf support rails — 28 1/2"
Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Shelf support rails — 28 1/2"
2. Shelf support rails — 28 1/2"
3. Shelf support rails — 28 1/2"
Board 3 · 69 3/4" left over
12 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

6 boards · 8.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. End-frame legs — 30"
2. End-frame legs — 30"
3. End-frame legs — 30"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. End-frame legs — 30"
2. End-frame legs — 30"
3. End-frame legs — 30"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"

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.

Farmhouse Console Table (Beginner, Indoor/Outdoor) — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 19 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 69 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 15 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 68 5/8" left over