Farmhouse End Table — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 15% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 81 7/8" left over
13"
1. Bottom shelf — 13"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 5/8" left over
20"20"20"
1. Plank table top — 20"
2. Plank table top — 20"
3. Plank table top — 20"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

2 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over
21"21"16"16"15"3"
1. Legs — 21"
2. Legs — 21"
3. Base leg support — 16"
4. Base leg support — 16"
5. Top leg support — 15"
6. Feet — 3"
Board 2 · 44 1/4" left over
15"13"13"3"3"3"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/8" left over
12"12"12"12"12"12"12"
1. Angle Supports — 12"
2. Angle Supports — 12"
3. Angle Supports — 12"
4. Angle Supports — 12"
5. Angle Supports — 12"
6. Angle Supports — 12"
7. Angle Supports — 12"
Board 2 · 82 7/8" left over
12"
1. Angle Supports — 12"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4"

Board 1 · 81 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2"

Board 1 · 34 5/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2"

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 44 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 10 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 82 7/8" left over