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Grilling Station — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Top Panel — 24"

3/4" × 5"

5 boards · 13.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Side Slat — 23"
    2. Side Slat — 23"
    3. Side Slat — 23"
    4. Side Slat — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Side Slat — 23"
    2. Side Slat — 23"
    3. Side Slat — 23"
    4. Side Slat — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Side Slat — 23"
    2. Side Slat — 23"
    3. Side Slat — 23"
    4. Side Slat — 23"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slat — 23"
    2. Shelf Slat — 23"
    3. Shelf Slat — 23"
    4. Shelf Slat — 23"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slat — 23"
    2. Shelf Slat — 23"
    3. Shelf Slat — 23"
    4. Shelf Slat — 23"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 1/8" left over

    1. Back Rail — 21"
    2. Back Rail — 21"
    3. Back Rail — 21"
    4. Caster Block — 3"
    5. Caster Block — 3"
    6. Caster Block — 3"
    7. Caster Block — 3"

3/4" × 1"

4 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical Rail — 33"
    2. Vertical Rail — 33"
    3. Top Frame — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical Rail — 33"
    2. Vertical Rail — 33"
    3. Top Frame — 27"

  3. Board 3 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Top Frame — 27"
    2. Top Frame — 27"
    3. Front Rail — 21"

  4. Board 4 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Front Rail — 21"
    2. Front Rail — 21"

1/16" × 24"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Top Sheet — 24"

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.