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Faux Metal Base Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

4 boards · 5.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Front & Back Spans — 37"
    2. Front & Back Spans — 37"
    3. Side & Mid Spans — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Front & Back Spans — 37"
    2. Front & Back Spans — 37"
    3. Side & Mid Spans — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Side & Mid Spans — 15"
    2. Side & Mid Spans — 15"
    3. Side & Mid Spans — 15"
    4. Side & Mid Spans — 15"
    5. Legs — 12"
    6. Legs — 12"

  4. Board 4 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 12"
    2. Legs — 12"

3/4" × 18"

1 board · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 40"

3/4" × 4 3/4"

2 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Front/Back Panel for Top — 40"
    2. Front/Back Panel for Top — 40"

  2. Board 2 · 61 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels for Top — 16 1/2"
    2. Side Panels for Top — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 36% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 61 3/4" left over

    1. Top Brace — 16 1/2"
    2. Top Brace — 16 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.