Modular 2x4 Workbench — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

6 boards · 22.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Long rails — 45"
2. Long rails — 45"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Long rails — 45"
2. Long rails — 45"
Board 3 · 6 7/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"29 1/4"
1. Legs — 29 1/4"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
3. Legs — 29 1/4"
Board 4 · 2 1/4" left over
29 1/4"21"21"21"
1. Legs — 29 1/4"
2. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
3. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
4. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
Board 5 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
2. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
3. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
4. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
Board 6 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
2. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
3. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"
4. Crosspieces and shelf slats — 21"

3/4" × 24" — Plywood project panel

1 board · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Top — 48"

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"

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 6 · 10 1/2" left over

3/4" × 24" — Plywood project panel

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over