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Murphy Grill Station — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

    1. Big Frame Stiles — 32 1/4"
    2. Big Frame Stiles — 32 1/4"
    3. Small Frame Stiles — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 18 7/8" left over

    1. Small Frame Stiles — 29"
    2. Big Frame Rails — 13 1/4"
    3. Big Frame Rails — 13 1/4"
    4. Small Frame Rails — 10"
    5. Small Frame Rails — 10"

3/4" × 9"

2 boards · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/8" left over

    1. Sides — 34"
    2. Sides — 34"
    3. Top and Bottoms — 16 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 78 3/8" left over

    1. Top and Bottoms — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

2 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 1/4" left over

    1. Table top boards — 32 1/4"
    2. Table top boards — 32 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 62 5/8" left over

    1. Table top boards — 32 1/4"

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.