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Mega Lego Table — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 13"

1 board · 6.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 30"
    2. Drawer Bottom — 30"

3/4" × 30 1/4"

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 5/8" left over

    1. Top — 30 1/4"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over

    1. End — 31 3/4"
    2. End — 31 3/4"

3/4" × 6 1/2"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 5/8" left over

    1. Center Support — 30 1/4"

3/4" × 6"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/4" left over

    1. False Drawer Front — 30 1/4"
    2. False Drawer Front — 30 1/4"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 7/8" left over

    1. Top Trim — 30 1/4"
    2. Top Trim — 30 1/4"
    3. Leg Brace — 30 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 64 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Brace — 30 1/4"

1/2" × 4"

2 boards · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 30"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 30"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 30"
    2. Drawer Side — 14"
    3. Drawer Side — 14"
    4. Drawer Side — 14"
    5. Drawer Side — 14"

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.