4x4 Leg Industrial Farmhouse Table — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

2 boards · 11.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 3/8" left over
29 3/4"29 3/4"29 3/4"
1. Legs — 29 3/4"
2. Legs — 29 3/4"
3. Legs — 29 3/4"
Board 2 · 65 1/8" left over
29 3/4"
1. Legs — 29 3/4"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 38 1/4" left over
28 1/4"28 1/4"
1. End stretchers — 28 1/4"
2. End stretchers — 28 1/4"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

2 boards · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
60"28 1/4"
1. Side stretchers — 60"
2. End aprons — 28 1/4"
Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over
60"28 1/4"
1. Side stretchers — 60"
2. End aprons — 28 1/4"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 21 1/4" left over
36 3/4"36 3/4"
1. Breadboard ends — 36 3/4"
2. Breadboard ends — 36 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/4" — Pine 1x6

7 boards · 15.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Tabletop boards — 72"
Board 6 · 22 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 3/4" — Pine 1x4 (ripped) or 1x3

3 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 7/8" left over
86"
1. Underside trim, long — 86"
Board 2 · 8 7/8" left over
86"
1. Underside trim, long — 86"
Board 3 · 24 1/4" left over
35 1/4"35 1/4"
1. Underside trim, short — 35 1/4"
2. Underside trim, short — 35 1/4"

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.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 5 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 65 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 38 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

Board 1 · 21 1/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/4" — Pine 1x6

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 22 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 3/4" — Pine 1x4 (ripped) or 1x3

Board 1 · 8 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 24 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 22 7/8" left over