Pine and Plain Open Shelf Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

2 boards · 11.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 1/2" left over
54"29 1/4"
1. Top — 54"
2. Sides — 29 1/4"
Board 2 · 13" left over
52 1/2"29 1/4"
1. Bottom shelf — 52 1/2"
2. Sides — 29 1/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

3 boards · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 42 3/8" left over
52 1/2"
1. Support cleats — 52 1/2"
Board 2 · 42 3/8" left over
52 1/2"
1. Support cleats — 52 1/2"
Board 3 · 42 3/8" left over
52 1/2"
1. Support cleats — 52 1/2"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 11 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 13" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 42 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 42 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 42 3/8" left over