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Outdoor Bar Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

4" × 4"

2 boards · 18.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21 3/4" left over

    1. Table legs — 36 1/2"
    2. Table legs — 36 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 21 3/4" left over

    1. Table legs — 36 1/2"
    2. Table legs — 36 1/2"

1" × 4"

6 boards · 15.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Table top edges — 50 1/4"
    2. Long table apron — 42 3/4"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Table top edges — 50 1/4"
    2. Long table apron — 42 3/4"

  3. Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Table top slats — 22"
    2. Table top slats — 22"
    3. Table top slats — 22"
    4. Table top slats — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Table top slats — 22"
    2. Table top slats — 22"
    3. Table top slats — 22"
    4. Table top slats — 22"

  5. Board 5 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Table top slats — 22"
    2. Table top slats — 22"
    3. Table top slats — 22"
    4. Table top slats — 22"

  6. Board 6 · 51 3/4" left over

    1. Short table apron — 21 1/2"
    2. Short table apron — 21 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.