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Floating Mirror — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 28"

1 board · 44.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Back — 66"

3" × 18"

1 board · 24.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 38 7/8" left over

    1. Mirror Backer — 56"

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Sides — 67"

  2. Board 2 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Sides — 67"

  3. Board 3 · 38 3/4" left over

    1. Frame Top — 28"
    2. Frame Bottom — 28"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Inner Frame Sides — 61"
    2. Inner Frame Top — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Inner Frame Sides — 61"
    2. Inner Frame Bottom — 21"

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.