Lift-Top Coffee Table with Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Oak 2x2

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over
15 1/4"15 1/4"15 1/4"15 1/4"9 13/16"9 13/16"7 1/4"3 3/4"
1. Legs — 15 1/4"
2. Legs — 15 1/4"
3. Legs — 15 1/4"
4. Legs — 15 1/4"
5. Interior support long — 9 13/16"
6. Interior support long — 9 13/16"
7. Front/back verticals — 7 1/4"
8. Interior support short — 3 3/4"
Board 2 · 83 3/4" left over
7 1/4"3 3/4"
1. Front/back verticals — 7 1/4"
2. Interior support short — 3 3/4"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Oak 1x12

2 boards · 6.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 21 1/8" left over
24 1/2"24 1/2"24 1/2"
1. Top front and back — 24 1/2"
2. Top front and back — 24 1/2"
3. Top front and back — 24 1/2"
Board 2 · 70 3/8" left over
24 1/2"
1. Top front and back — 24 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Oak 1x8

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22"22"
1. Sides — 22 1/2"
2. Sides — 22 1/2"
3. Drawer faces — 22"
4. Drawer faces — 22"
Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over
22"22"
1. Drawer faces — 22"
2. Drawer faces — 22"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Poplar 1x6

2 boards · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over
18 1/4"18 1/4"18 1/4"18 1/4"10 3/4"
1. Drawer backs — 18 1/4"
2. Drawer backs — 18 1/4"
3. Drawer backs — 18 1/4"
4. Drawer backs — 18 1/4"
5. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over
10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Oak 1x4

5 boards · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Front/back horizontals — 45 1/2"
2. Front/back horizontals — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Front/back horizontals — 45 1/2"
2. Front/back horizontals — 45 1/2"
Board 3 · 21 5/8" left over
24 1/2"24 1/2"24"
1. Top middle — 24 1/2"
2. Top middle — 24 1/2"
3. Interior cross support — 24"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Poplar 1x2

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over
24"24"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Drawer mid supports — 24"
2. Drawer mid supports — 24"
3. Drawer side supports — 22 1/2"
4. Drawer side supports — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 49 3/4" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Drawer side supports — 22 1/2"
2. Drawer side supports — 22 1/2"

1/8" × 10 3/4" — 1/8" plywood

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 1/2" left over
19 3/4"19 3/4"19 3/4"19 3/4"
1. Drawer bottoms — 19 3/4"
2. Drawer bottoms — 19 3/4"
3. Drawer bottoms — 19 3/4"
4. Drawer bottoms — 19 3/4"

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.

Lift-Top Coffee Table with Drawers — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Oak 2x2

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 83 3/4" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Oak 1x12

Board 1 · 21 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 70 3/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Oak 1x8

Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Poplar 1x6

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Oak 1x4

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 21 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Poplar 1x2

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 49 3/4" left over

1/8" × 10 3/4" — 1/8" plywood

Board 1 · 15 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 3" left over

Board 5 · 72 3/8" left over