Farmhouse Kitchen Island — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

2 boards · 13.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Legs (A) — 34 1/2"
2. Legs (A) — 34 1/2"
Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Legs (A) — 34 1/2"
2. Legs (A) — 34 1/2"

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 7/8" left over
21 1/4"21 1/4"21 1/4"
1. Top supports and center divider (D) — 21 1/4"
2. Top supports and center divider (D) — 21 1/4"
3. Top supports and center divider (D) — 21 1/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20 1/2" left over
20"20"17"17"
1. Bottom supports, inside (F) — 20"
2. Bottom supports, inside (F) — 20"
3. Bottom supports, outside (E) — 17"
4. Bottom supports, outside (E) — 17"

3/4" × 26" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 9.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 1/8" left over
60 3/4"
1. Top — 60 3/4"

3/4" × 21 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 7.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 39 7/8" left over
55"
1. Bottom shelf — 55"

3/4" × 19 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

1 board · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 52 1/2" left over
21 1/8"21 1/8"
1. Drawer bottoms (O) — 21 1/8"
2. Drawer bottoms (O) — 21 1/8"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

2 boards · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 0" left over
51 3/4"25 7/8"17"
1. Back apron (G) — 51 3/4"
2. Drawer faces (R) — 25 7/8"
3. Side aprons (C) — 17"
Board 2 · 51 7/8" left over
25 7/8"17"
1. Drawer faces (R) — 25 7/8"
2. Side aprons (C) — 17"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

4 boards · 6.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5/8" left over
51 3/4"21 1/8"21 1/8"
1. Bottom shelf front/back trim (J) — 51 3/4"
2. Drawer fronts/backs (P) — 21 1/8"
3. Drawer fronts/backs (P) — 21 1/8"
Board 2 · 5/8" left over
51 3/4"21 1/8"21 1/8"
1. Bottom shelf front/back trim (J) — 51 3/4"
2. Drawer fronts/backs (P) — 21 1/8"
3. Drawer fronts/backs (P) — 21 1/8"
Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over
21"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x4, ripped

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 1/2" left over
7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Spacers (B) — 7 1/2"
2. Spacers (B) — 7 1/2"
3. Spacers (B) — 7 1/2"
4. Spacers (B) — 7 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x4, ripped

4 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 29 1/4" left over
51 3/4"4 1/2"4 1/2"4 1/2"
1. Bottom front/back supports (H) — 51 3/4"
2. Front face trim, vertical (M) — 4 1/2"
3. Front face trim, vertical (M) — 4 1/2"
4. Front face trim, vertical (M) — 4 1/2"
Board 2 · 43 1/8" left over
51 3/4"
1. Bottom front/back supports (H) — 51 3/4"
Board 3 · 43 1/8" left over
51 3/4"
1. Front face trim, horizontal (L) — 51 3/4"
Board 4 · 43 1/8" left over

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 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

Board 1 · 30 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 20 1/2" left over

3/4" × 26" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 34 1/8" left over

3/4" × 21 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 39 7/8" left over

3/4" × 19 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 52 1/2" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 0" left over

Board 2 · 51 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x4, ripped

Board 1 · 64 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x4, ripped

Board 1 · 29 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 43 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 43 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 43 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 60 3/4" left over