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Modular Miter Station – Phase 1 – The Foundation — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

13 boards · 26.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Left Side Stretchers — 56"
    2. Cross Supports — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Left Side Stretchers — 56"
    2. Cross Supports — 33"

  3. Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Left Side Stretchers — 56"
    2. Cross Supports — 33"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 41"
    2. Legs — 41"

  5. Board 5 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 41"
    2. Legs — 41"

  6. Board 6 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 41"
    2. Legs — 41"

  7. Board 7 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 41"
    2. Legs — 41"

  8. Board 8 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Cross Supports — 33"
    2. Cross Supports — 33"
    3. Top Middle Section Support — 27"

  9. Board 9 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Middle Section Rails — 30"
    2. Middle Section Rails — 30"
    3. Middle Section Rails — 30"

  10. Board 10 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Middle Section Rails — 30"
    2. Leg Rails — 29"
    3. Leg Rails — 29"

  11. Board 11 · 7 5/8" left over

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

  12. Board 12 · 7 5/8" left over

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

  13. Board 13 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Right Side Stretchers — 26"
    2. Right Side Stretchers — 26"
    3. Right Side Stretchers — 26"

3/4" × 36"

1 board · 12.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top - Right Side — 60"

3/4" × 30"

2 boards · 19.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Tops - Middle Top & Bottom & Right Side — 36"
    2. Tops - Middle Top & Bottom & Right Side — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 58 7/8" left over

    1. Tops - Middle Top & Bottom & Right Side — 36"

1/4" × 36"

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels — 38"
    2. Side Panels — 38"

1/4" × 25"

1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels - Middle Section Bottom — 36"
    2. Side Panels - Middle Section Bottom — 36"

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.