Modern Farmhouse Two-Tier Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

2 boards · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
23"23"23"23"
1. Legs — 23"
2. Legs — 23"
3. Legs — 23"
4. Legs — 23"
Board 2 · 20 3/4" left over
14 1/2"14 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"
1. Inner support — 14 1/2"
2. Inner support — 14 1/2"
3. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
4. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
5. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
6. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
7. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
8. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
9. Cross supports — 5 1/2"
10. Cross supports — 5 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 8 ft

4 boards · 8.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 3/4"
Board 2 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 3/4"
Board 3 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 3/4"
Board 4 · 47 1/8" left over
47 3/4"
1. Tabletop boards — 47 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

4 boards · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
49 1/4"14 1/2"14 1/2"14 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 49 1/4"
2. Side trim — 14 1/2"
3. Side trim — 14 1/2"
4. Side trim — 14 1/2"
Board 2 · 31" left over
49 1/4"14 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 49 1/4"
2. Side trim — 14 1/2"
Board 3 · 45 5/8" left over
49 1/4"
1. Front/back trim — 49 1/4"
Board 4 · 45 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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 20 3/4" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 8 ft

Board 1 · 47 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 47 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 47 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 47 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 31" left over

Board 3 · 45 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 45 5/8" left over