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Gaming Computer Desk — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 4"
    2. Legs — 4"
    3. Legs — 4"
    4. Legs — 4"

1" × 5"

5 boards · 12.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Desk top — 60"

  2. Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Desk top — 60"

  3. Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Desk top — 60"

  4. Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Desk top — 60"

  5. Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Desk top — 60"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Plywood cabinet bottom — 26"

3/4" × 8"

2 boards · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Plywood drawer sides — 18"
    2. Plywood drawer sides — 18"
    3. Plywood drawer sides — 18"
    4. Plywood drawer sides — 18"
    5. Plywood drawer front/back — 9"
    6. Plywood drawer front/back — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 76 3/4" left over

    1. Plywood drawer front/back — 9"
    2. Plywood drawer front/back — 9"

3/4" × 5"

5 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Riser shelf — 41"
    2. Riser shelf — 41"

  2. Board 2 · 9 1/2" left over

    1. Side pieces — 24"
    2. Side pieces — 24"
    3. Side pieces — 24"
    4. Middle drawer face part 1 — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 9 1/2" left over

    1. Side pieces — 24"
    2. Side pieces — 24"
    3. Side pieces — 24"
    4. Bottom drawer part 1 — 13"

  4. Board 4 · 9 1/2" left over

    1. Side pieces — 24"
    2. Side pieces — 24"
    3. Side pieces — 24"
    4. Bottom drawer part 2 — 13"

  5. Board 5 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Side pieces — 24"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 36% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 61 3/8" left over

    1. Top drawer face — 13"
    2. Risers — 5"
    3. Risers — 5"
    4. Risers — 5"
    5. Risers — 5"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 27 3/8" left over

    1. Plywood drawer sides — 18"
    2. Plywood drawer sides — 18"
    3. Middle drawer face part 2 — 13"
    4. Plywood drawer front/back — 9"
    5. Plywood drawer front/back — 9"

1/4" × 11"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 40 5/8" left over

    1. (option 2) plywood drawer bottoms — 18"
    2. (option 2) plywood drawer bottoms — 18"
    3. (option 2) plywood drawer bottoms — 18"

1/4" × 10"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 43 5/8" left over

    1. (option 1) plywood drawer bottoms — 17"
    2. (option 1) plywood drawer bottoms — 17"
    3. (option 1) plywood drawer bottoms — 17"

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.