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Kreg Clamp Workbench With Bench Dogs — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 24"

1 board · 25.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 45"

2" × 6"

4 boards · 28.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Side Apron — 47 1/4"
    2. Bottom Frame — 47 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 27 1/4" left over

    1. Table Leg — 33 3/4"
    2. Table Leg — 33 3/4"

  3. Board 3 · 27 1/4" left over

    1. Table Leg — 33 3/4"
    2. Table Leg — 33 3/4"

  4. Board 4 · 30 1/4" left over

    1. End Apron — 32 1/4"
    2. End Apron — 32 1/4"

2" × 4"

4 boards · 16.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 15 1/4" left over

    1. Inside Leg Support — 50 1/4"
    2. Outside Leg Support — 29 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 18 1/4" left over

    1. Side Apron — 47 1/4"
    2. Outside Leg Support — 29 1/4"

  3. Board 3 · 13 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom Frame — 20 1/4"
    2. Bottom Frame — 20 1/4"
    3. Bottom Frame — 20 1/4"
    4. Bottom Frame — 20 1/4"

  4. Board 4 · 74 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom Frame — 20 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.