Farmhouse Table — No Pocket Holes — board plan

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

Buy 22 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

1 board · 6.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Breadboard ends (J) — 38 1/2"
2. Breadboard ends (J) — 38 1/2"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

7 boards · 37.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Tabletop boards (K) — 81"
Board 2 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Tabletop boards (K) — 81"
Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Tabletop boards (K) — 81"
Board 4 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Tabletop boards (K) — 81"
Board 5 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Tabletop boards (K) — 81"
Board 6 · 13 7/8" left over
81"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

8 boards · 25.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Stretcher (D) — 81"
Board 2 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Side aprons (E) — 81"
Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over
81"
1. Side aprons (E) — 81"
Board 4 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Bottom end supports (C) — 34 1/2"
2. Bottom end supports (C) — 34 1/2"
Board 5 · 9 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

6 boards · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Overhang supports, sides (H) — 78"
Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Overhang supports, sides (H) — 78"
Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Overhang supports, ends (G) — 28 1/2"
2. Overhang supports, ends (G) — 28 1/2"
3. Under-tabletop supports (I) — 28 1/2"
Board 4 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"

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 Table — No Pocket Holes — board plan

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 13 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 25 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 9 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 7 · 13 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 7 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 8 · 66 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 9 1/8" left over