Flower Shaped Storage Play Table — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over
20"20"20"20"
1. Legs — 20"
2. Legs — 20"
3. Legs — 20"
4. Legs — 20"

3/4" × 31 1/2" — Plywood

1 board · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 34% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 63 3/8" left over
31 1/2"
1. Tabletop blank — 31 1/2"

3/4" × 15 3/4" — Plywood

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 1/8" left over
15 3/4"
1. Storage box bottom — 15 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine or plywood

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Storage box sides — 15 3/4"
2. Storage box sides — 15 3/4"
3. Storage box sides — 15 3/4"
4. Storage box sides — 15 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine or plywood

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Storage box aprons — 15 3/4"
2. Storage box aprons — 15 3/4"
3. Storage box aprons — 15 3/4"
4. Storage box aprons — 15 3/4"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

3/4" × 31 1/2" — Plywood

Board 1 · 63 3/8" left over

3/4" × 15 3/4" — Plywood

Board 1 · 79 1/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine or plywood

Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine or plywood

Board 1 · 31 1/2" left over