2x4 Outdoor Side Table — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

4 boards · 13.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
24"24"21"21"
1. Top frame, long sides — 24"
2. Top frame, long sides — 24"
3. Leg side aprons — 21"
4. Leg side aprons — 21"
Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over
18"18"17"17"17"
1. Inside frame — 18"
2. Inside frame — 18"
3. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
4. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
5. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
2. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
3. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
4. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
5. Top infill and open-side aprons — 17"
Board 4 · 28 1/2" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Legs — 16 1/2"
2. Legs — 16 1/2"
3. Legs — 16 1/2"
4. Legs — 16 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.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 28 1/2" left over