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Modern Farmhouse Square Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

6 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Supports — 30"
    2. Top Frame Supports — 30"
    3. Top Frame Supports — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Supports — 30"
    2. Bottom Shelf Supports — 30"
    3. Bottom Shelf Supports — 30"

  3. Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf Supports — 30"
    2. Bottom Shelf Supports — 30"
    3. Table Top Center Support — 30"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/8" left over

    1. Legs — 17"
    2. Legs — 17"
    3. Legs — 17"
    4. Legs — 17"
    5. Angled Supports — 14"

  5. Board 5 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Angled Supports — 14"
    2. Angled Supports — 14"
    3. Angled Supports — 14"
    4. Angled Supports — 14"
    5. Angled Supports — 14"
    6. Angled Supports — 14"

  6. Board 6 · 80 7/8" left over

    1. Angled Supports — 14"

3/4" × 30"

1 board · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 30"

3/4" × 7"

2 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Table Top Center — 29"
    2. Table Top Center — 29"
    3. Table Top Center — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Center — 29"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Outer Table Top Sides — 35"
    2. Outer Table Top Sides — 35"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Outer Table Top Sides — 35"
    2. Outer Table Top Sides — 35"

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.