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One Sheet Plywood Console — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 16 1/2"

1 board · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 33 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 61"

3/4" × 14"

1 board · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/8" left over

    1. Bottom — 58 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, Middle Legs — 32 1/2"
    2. Front, Back, Middle Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    4. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    5. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    6. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    7. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    8. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    9. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    10. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, Middle Legs — 32 1/2"
    2. Front, Back, Middle Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    4. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    5. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    6. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    7. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    8. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    9. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    10. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, Middle Legs — 32 1/2"
    2. Front, Back, Middle Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    4. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    5. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    6. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    7. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    8. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    9. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"
    10. Curved Pieces — 3 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

4 boards · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 100% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/8" left over

    1. Long Aprons — 53"
    2. Side Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Short Aprons — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 1/8" left over

    1. Long Aprons — 53"
    2. Side Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Short Aprons — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 1/8" left over

    1. Long Aprons — 53"
    2. Side Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Short Aprons — 9"

  4. Board 4 · 1/8" left over

    1. Long Aprons — 53"
    2. Side Legs — 32 1/2"
    3. Short Aprons — 9"

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.