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Floor Lamp — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 6"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 82 3/4" left over

    1. Top/Bottom Block — 6"
    2. Top/Bottom Block — 6"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 22% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 74 1/2" left over

    1. Rail — 5"
    2. Rail — 5"
    3. Rail — 5"
    4. Rail — 5"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Leg — 36"
    2. Leg — 36"
    3. Long Leg Brace — 9"
    4. Leg Filler — 6"
    5. Leg Filler — 6"
    6. Spacer Block — 1"

  2. Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

    1. Leg — 36"
    2. Leg — 36"
    3. Leg Filler — 6"
    4. Leg Filler — 6"
    5. Long Shade Brace — 6"
    6. Short Leg Brace — 3"

  3. Board 3 · 87 5/8" left over

    1. Short Leg Brace — 3"
    2. Short Shade Brace — 2"
    3. Short Shade Brace — 2"

5/8" × 5/8"

2 boards · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/8" left over

    1. Frame Vertical — 22"
    2. Frame Vertical — 22"
    3. Frame Vertical — 22"
    4. Frame Vertical — 22"
    5. Frame Horizontal — 6"

  2. Board 2 · 52 1/8" left over

    1. Frame Horizontal — 6"
    2. Frame Horizontal — 6"
    3. Frame Horizontal — 6"
    4. Frame Horizontal — 6"
    5. Frame Horizontal — 6"
    6. Frame Horizontal — 6"
    7. Frame Horizontal — 6"

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.