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Outdoor Ping-Pong Table — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on an 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

3" × 3"

2 boards · 12.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Corner Leg — 30"
    2. Corner Leg — 30"
    3. Corner Leg — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Corner Leg — 30"
    2. Center Leg — 30"
    3. Center Leg — 30"

1" × 5"

4 boards · 18.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  • Center Rail at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

  1. Board 1 · 7/8" left over

    1. Long Rail — 94"

  2. Board 2 · 7/8" left over

    1. Long Rail — 94"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Short Rail — 47"
    2. Short Rail — 47"

  4. Board 4 · 10" left over

    1. Center Support — 24"
    2. Center Support — 24"
    3. Corner Brace — 6"
    4. Corner Brace — 6"
    5. Corner Brace — 6"
    6. Corner Brace — 6"
    7. Corner Brace — 6"
    8. Corner Brace — 6"

3/4" × 3"

4 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top End Edging — 60"
    2. Top Center Edging — 34"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top End Edging — 60"
    2. Top Center Edging — 34"

  3. Board 3 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Top Side Edging — 33"
    2. Top Side Edging — 33"

  4. Board 4 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Top Side Edging — 33"
    2. Top Side Edging — 33"

1/2" × 36"

3 boards · 25.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top Panel — 60"

  2. Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top Panel — 60"

  3. Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top Panel — 60"

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.