Kitchen Tabletop — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 6"

3 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 26 3/4" left over
34"34"
1. Table Slat — 34"
2. Table Slat — 34"
Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over
34"34"
1. Table Slat — 34"
2. Table Slat — 34"
Board 3 · 26 3/4" left over
34"34"
1. Table Slat — 34"
2. Table Slat — 34"

1" × 5"

2 boards · 6.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Long Side Table Border Slat — 44"
2. Long Side Table Border Slat — 44"
Board 2 · 14 3/4" left over
40"40"
1. Short Side Table Border Slat — 40"
2. Short Side Table Border Slat — 40"

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" × 6"

Board 1 · 26 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 26 3/4" left over

1" × 5"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/4" left over