Liberty Wall Art from Scraps — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 86 7/8" left over
8"
1. 1x6 accent piece — 8"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

3 boards · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10" left over
10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
2. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
3. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
4. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
5. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
6. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
7. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
8. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
Board 2 · 10" left over
10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
2. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
3. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
4. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
5. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
6. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
7. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
8. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
Board 3 · 52 1/2" left over
10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
2. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
3. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"
4. 1x4 field pieces — 10 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. 1x3 field pieces — 16 1/2"
2. 1x3 field pieces — 16 1/2"
3. 1x3 field pieces — 16 1/2"
4. 1x3 field pieces — 16 1/2"
5. 1x3 field pieces — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

3 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
2. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
3. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
4. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
5. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
6. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
7. 1x2 field pieces — 12 1/2"
Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over
12 1/2"

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.

Liberty Wall Art from Scraps — board plan

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 86 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 10" left over

Board 2 · 10" left over

Board 3 · 52 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 61 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 44 1/2" left over