Modular Office Small Desktop — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 78 3/8" left over
16 1/2"
1. Top of leg unit — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 24" — Glued-up 1x panel

1 board · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over
52"
1. Desktop — 52"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 7/8" left over
28 1/4"28 1/4"28 1/4"
1. Outer legs — 28 1/4"
2. Outer legs — 28 1/4"
3. Outer legs — 28 1/4"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
28 1/4"25 3/4"25 3/4"
1. Outer legs — 28 1/4"
2. Middle leg layers — 25 3/4"
3. Middle leg layers — 25 3/4"
Board 3 · 78 3/8" left over
16 1/2"
1. Top apron — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 5/8" left over
50"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Front/back trim, underside — 50"
2. Side trim, underside — 16 1/2"
3. Side trim, underside — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 44 7/8" left over
50"
1. Front/back trim, underside — 50"

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

Board 1 · 78 3/8" left over

3/4" × 24" — Glued-up 1x panel

Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 9 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 78 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 11 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 44 7/8" left over