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Modern Rustic Dining Table — board plan

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

Buy 35 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 2"

3 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Frame — 29"
    2. Leg Frame — 29"
    3. Leg Frame — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Frame — 29"
    2. Leg Frame Mid-Supports — 26"
    3. Leg Frame Mid-Supports — 26"

  3. Board 3 · 26 1/2" left over

    1. Leg Frame Spans — 17"
    2. Leg Frame Spans — 17"
    3. Leg Frame Spans — 17"
    4. Leg Frame Spans — 17"

1" × 1"

6 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Front/Back — 70"
    2. Top Frame Additional Supports — 17"
    3. Top Frame Additional Supports — 5"

  2. Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Front/Back — 70"
    2. Top Frame Additional Supports — 17"
    3. Top Frame Additional Supports — 5"

  3. Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top Frame Mid Supports — 45"
    2. Top Frame Mid Supports — 45"

  4. Board 4 · 3 3/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Sides/Mids — 32"
    2. Top Frame Sides/Mids — 32"
    3. Top Frame Additional Supports — 17"
    4. Top Frame Additional Supports — 5"
    5. Top Frame Additional Supports — 5"

  5. Board 5 · 20 1/2" left over

    1. Top Frame Sides/Mids — 32"
    2. Top Frame Sides/Mids — 32"
    3. Top Frame Additional Supports — 5"
    4. Top Frame Additional Supports — 5"

  6. Board 6 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Top Frame Sides/Mids — 32"
    2. Top Frame Sides/Mids — 32"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Ends — 29"
    2. Leg Ends — 29"
    3. Leg Ends — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Leg Ends — 29"

3/4" × 3"

10 boards · 12.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  2. Board 2 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  3. Board 3 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  4. Board 4 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  5. Board 5 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  6. Board 6 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  7. Board 7 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  8. Board 8 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  9. Board 9 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

  10. Board 10 · 24 7/8" left over

    1. Table Top Boards — 70"

3/4" × 2"

14 boards · 13.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Front/Back Edges — 72"

  2. Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Top Frame Front/Back Edges — 72"

  3. Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Top Frame Side Edges — 35"
    2. Top Frame Side Edges — 35"

  4. Board 4 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  5. Board 5 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  6. Board 6 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  7. Board 7 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  8. Board 8 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  9. Board 9 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  10. Board 10 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  11. Board 11 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  12. Board 12 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  13. Board 13 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"
    3. Leg Faces — 29"

  14. Board 14 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Leg Faces — 29"
    2. Leg Faces — 29"

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.