Library Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

1 board · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 21 3/4" left over
36 1/2"36 1/2"
1. Shelf bottoms — 36 1/2"
2. Shelf bottoms — 36 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/2" — 1x10

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 71 3/4" left over
11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Shelf sides — 11 1/2"
2. Shelf sides — 11 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

2 boards · 6.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over
39"35"6"6"
1. Top — 39"
2. Shelf backs — 35"
3. Curved fronts — 6"
4. Curved fronts — 6"
Board 2 · 59 7/8" left over
35"
1. Shelf backs — 35"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

4 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over
36 1/2"36 1/2"12"6"
1. Front/top supports — 36 1/2"
2. Front/top supports — 36 1/2"
3. Sides — 12"
4. Top sides — 6"
Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over
36 1/2"36 1/2"12"6"
1. Front/top supports — 36 1/2"
2. Front/top supports — 36 1/2"
3. Sides — 12"
4. Top sides — 6"
Board 3 · 3 5/8" left over

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 21 3/4" left over

3/4" × 9 1/2" — 1x10

Board 1 · 71 3/4" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 59 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 3 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 45 5/8" left over