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Hobby Bench — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

2 boards · 10.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 35"
    2. Leg — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 35"
    2. Leg — 35"

1" × 3"

4 boards · 6.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Upper Long Stretcher — 38"
    2. Upper Long Stretcher — 38"

  2. Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Upper Long Stretcher — 38"
    2. Lower Long Stretcher — 38"

  3. Board 3 · 18 5/8" left over

    1. Lower Long Stretcher — 38"
    2. Short Stretcher — 19"
    3. Short Stretcher — 19"

  4. Board 4 · 56 3/4" left over

    1. Short Stretcher — 19"
    2. Short Stretcher — 19"

3/4" × 28"

2 boards · 16.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Bench Top — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Bench Top — 48"

3/4" × 25"

1 board · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 41% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 56 7/8" left over

    1. Organizer Back — 38"

3/4" × 18"

1 board · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Back — 36"

3/4" × 12"

3 boards · 15.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Organizer Top — 38"
    2. Organizer Bottom — 38"
    3. Organizer Shelf — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 5 1/2" left over

    1. Organizer Left Side — 24"
    2. Organizer Divider — 24"
    3. Organizer Right Side — 24"
    4. Organizer Shelf — 17"

  3. Board 3 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Organizer Shelf — 17"
    2. Organizer Shelf — 17"

3/4" × 8"

2 boards · 6.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 34"
    2. Shelf — 34"
    3. Left Shelf Upright — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf — 34"
    2. Right Shelf Upright — 18"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 5/8" left over

    1. Divider — 8"
    2. Divider — 8"
    3. Divider — 8"

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.