Open Shelf Media Console — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3, 8 ft or stud length

2 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Legs — 27"
2. Legs — 27"
3. Legs — 27"
Board 2 · 67 7/8" left over
27"
1. Legs — 27"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

2 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/8" left over
60"11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Top front/back trim — 60"
2. Top side trim — 11 1/4"
3. Top side trim — 11 1/4"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Top front/back trim — 60"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 15 ft total (mixed lengths)

3 boards · 11.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Shelves and top — 57"
Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Shelves and top — 57"
Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
1. Shelves and top — 57"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 6 ft

4 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over
55"11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Shelf front/back trim — 55"
2. Shelf side trim — 11 1/4"
3. Shelf side trim — 11 1/4"
4. Shelf side trim — 11 1/4"
Board 2 · 28 1/2" left over
55"11 1/4"
1. Shelf front/back trim — 55"
2. Shelf side trim — 11 1/4"
Board 3 · 39 7/8" left over
55"
1. Shelf front/back trim — 55"
Board 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.

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3, 8 ft or stud length

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 67 7/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 12 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 15 ft total (mixed lengths)

Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 37 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 6 ft

Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 28 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 39 7/8" left over

Board 4