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Herringbone Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2"

6 boards · 16.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Length frames — 48"
    2. Angled supports — 25"
    3. Side frames — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Length frames — 48"
    2. Angled supports — 25"
    3. Side frames — 21"

  3. Board 3 · 5/8" left over

    1. Length frames — 48"
    2. Angled supports — 25"
    3. Side frames — 21"

  4. Board 4 · 5/8" left over

    1. Length frames — 48"
    2. Angled supports — 25"
    3. Side frames — 21"

  5. Board 5 · 7 3/8" left over

    1. Side frames — 21"
    2. Side frames — 21"
    3. Height frames — 15"
    4. Height frames — 15"
    5. Height frames — 15"

  6. Board 6 · 49 5/8" left over

    1. Height frames — 15"
    2. Height frames — 15"
    3. Height frames — 15"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/8" left over

    1. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    2. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    3. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    4. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    5. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    6. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    7. Angled inlay pieces — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 1/8" left over

    1. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    2. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    3. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    4. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    5. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    6. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    7. Angled inlay pieces — 10"

  3. Board 3 · 1/8" left over

    1. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    2. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    3. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    4. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    5. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    6. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    7. Angled inlay pieces — 10"

  4. Board 4 · 5/8" left over

    1. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    2. Angled inlay pieces — 14"
    3. Angled inlay pieces — 10"
    4. Angled inlay pieces — 9"
    5. Angled inlay pieces — 9"
    6. Angled inlay pieces — 9"
    7. Angled inlay pieces — 9"
    8. Angled inlay pieces — 5"
    9. Angled inlay pieces — 5"
    10. Angled inlay pieces — 5"
    11. Angled inlay pieces — 4"

  5. Board 5 · 77 1/2" left over

    1. Angled inlay pieces — 5"
    2. Angled inlay pieces — 4"
    3. Angled inlay pieces — 4"
    4. Angled inlay pieces — 4"

3/4" × 21"

1 board · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Table top panels — 21"
    2. Table top panels — 21"

3/4" × 3/4"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 82 1/2" left over

    1. Angled inlay pieces — 3"
    2. Angled inlay pieces — 3"
    3. Angled inlay pieces — 3"
    4. Angled inlay pieces — 3"

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.