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Modern Rustic Buffet — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 15"

3 boards · 85.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 15 3/4" left over

    1. Top/bottom — 56"
    2. Sides/dividers — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 15 3/4" left over

    1. Top/bottom — 56"
    2. Sides/dividers — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Sides/dividers — 23"
    2. Sides/dividers — 23"
    3. Middle shelves — 17"
    4. Middle shelves — 17"

3" × 14"

1 board · 12.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Side shelves — 18"
    2. Side shelves — 18"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Door piece — 17"
    2. Door piece — 17"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

    1. Door pieces — 17"
    2. Door pieces — 17"
    3. Door pieces — 17"
    4. Door pieces — 17"
    5. Door pieces — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

    1. Door pieces — 17"
    2. Door pieces — 17"
    3. Door pieces — 17"
    4. Door pieces — 17"
    5. Door pieces — 17"

1/4" × 25"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 38 7/8" left over

    1. Back piece — 56"

1/4" × 3/4"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Door part — 17"
    2. Door part — 17"

1/4" × 1/2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Door piece secure pieces: 5 gallon paint sticks or scrap 1/4'' plywood — 20"
    2. Door piece secure pieces: 5 gallon paint sticks or scrap 1/4'' plywood — 20"
    3. Door piece secure pieces: 5 gallon paint sticks or scrap 1/4'' plywood — 20"
    4. Door piece secure pieces: 5 gallon paint sticks or scrap 1/4'' plywood — 20"

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.