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Farmhouse Top X-Accent Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

2 boards · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Lower stretcher — 42"
    2. Lower stretcher — 42"
    3. Lower end — 6"

  2. Board 2 · 88 7/8" left over

    1. Lower end — 6"

2" × 3"

3 boards · 10.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Upper stretcher — 42"
    2. Upper stretcher — 42"
    3. Upper end — 6"

  2. Board 2 · 1 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 29"
    2. Legs — 29"
    3. Legs — 29"
    4. Upper end — 6"

  3. Board 3 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29"

1" × 4"

4 boards · 10.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Table Top Middle — 41"
    2. Table Top Middle — 41"
    3. Lower Shelf — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Table Top Middle — 41"
    2. Table Top Middle — 41"
    3. Lower Shelf — 11"

  3. Board 3 · 0" left over

    1. Table top end — 14"
    2. Table top end — 14"
    3. Lower Shelf — 11"
    4. Lower Shelf — 11"
    5. Lower Shelf — 11"
    6. Lower Shelf — 11"
    7. Lower Shelf — 11"
    8. Lower Shelf — 11"

  4. Board 4 · 61 5/8" left over

    1. Lower Shelf — 11"
    2. Lower Shelf — 11"
    3. Lower Shelf — 11"

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.