Kids Tea Cart — board plan

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

Buy 2 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Stair spindle

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"17 1/2"17 1/2"
1. Legs — 17 1/2"
2. Legs — 17 1/2"
3. Legs — 17 1/2"
4. Legs — 17 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

1 board · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over
20"20"
1. Bottom shelf — 20"
2. Top — 20"

1/4" × 2 1/2" — Plywood strip

0 boards · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Scalloped trim at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Stair spindle

Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

1/4" × 2 1/2" — Plywood strip