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Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig Work Center — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 10.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Divider — 30"
    2. Top — 30"
    3. Bottom — 28"

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 21% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 75 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 19"

3/4" × 14"

2 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over

    1. Back Side — 30"
    2. Side Shelf — 19"
    3. Back Shelf — 18"
    4. Back Shelf — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Back Shelf — 18"

3/4" × 12"

2 boards · 8.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Front Side — 30"
    2. Front Side — 30"
    3. Front Shelf — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Front Shelf — 18"
    2. Front Shelf — 18"

3/4" × 10"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over

    1. Short Back Side — 14"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Fence — 23"
    2. Fence — 23"
    3. Fence — 23"
    4. Fence — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Back Guide Cleat — 8"
    2. Back Guide Cleat — 8"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 0" left over

    1. Slot Side — 23"
    2. Slot Side — 23"
    3. Drill Holster Arm — 10"
    4. Fence Storage Bottom — 9"
    5. Fence Guide Cleat — 8"
    6. Fence Guide Cleat — 8"
    7. Fence Storage Stop — 7"
    8. Fence Storage Side — 6"

  2. Board 2 · 61 7/8" left over

    1. Fence Storage Side — 6"
    2. Slot Guide — 5"
    3. Slot Guide — 5"
    4. Slot Bottom — 5"
    5. Drill Holster Side — 3"
    6. Drill Holster Spacer — 2"
    7. Drill Holster Spacer — 2"
    8. Hanger Cleat — 2"
    9. Hanger Cleat — 2"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 5% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 90 3/4" left over

    1. Hanger Cleat Spacer — 2"
    2. Hanger Cleat Spacer — 2"

1/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Fence Guide — 8"
    2. Fence Guide — 8"

1/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Back Guide Spacer — 8"
    2. Back Guide Spacer — 8"

1/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Fence Guide Spacer — 8"
    2. Fence Guide Spacer — 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.