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Long Rustic Modern Buffet Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on an 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

2" × 6"

0 boards · 55.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of each board consumed

  • Table Top and Shelf Boards at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Table Top and Shelf Boards at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Table Top and Shelf Boards at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Table Top and Shelf Boards at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Table Top and Shelf Boards at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
  • Table Top and Shelf Boards at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

    2" × 2"

    1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 11 3/4" left over

      1. Slide Supports — 13 3/4"
      2. Slide Supports — 13 3/4"
      3. Slide Supports — 13 3/4"
      4. Slide Supports — 13 3/4"
      5. Slide Supports — 13 3/4"
      6. Slide Supports — 13 3/4"

    1" × 12"

    1 board · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over

      1. End Boards — 15"
      2. End Boards — 15"

    1" × 4"

    4 boards · 12.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 100% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 0" left over

      1. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      2. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      3. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"
      4. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"

    2. Board 2 · 0" left over

      1. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      2. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      3. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"
      4. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"

    3. Board 3 · 0" left over

      1. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      2. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      3. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"
      4. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"

    4. Board 4 · 0" left over

      1. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      2. Table Leg Sides — 32 1/4"
      3. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"
      4. Table Leg Top & Bottom — 15"

    1" × 2"

    1 board · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of each board consumed

    • Drawer Frame Top & Bottom at 95 1/2" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
    • Drawer Frame Top & Bottom at 95 1/2" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

    1. Board 1 · 53 3/4" left over

      1. Drawer Frame Sides — 6 3/4"
      2. Drawer Frame Sides — 6 3/4"
      3. Drawer Frame Sides — 6 3/4"
      4. Drawer Frame Sides — 6 3/4"
      5. Drawer Frame Sides — 6 3/4"
      6. Drawer Frame Sides — 6 3/4"

    3/4" × 9 1/4"

    1 board · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over

      1. Drawer Fronts — 27 3/4"
      2. Drawer Fronts — 27 3/4"
      3. Drawer Fronts — 27 3/4"

    1/4" × 9 3/4"

    0 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of each board consumed

    • Plywood Back Panel at 95 1/2" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

      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.