Parsons Rectangle Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

4 boards · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Panel side frames — 45"
2. Panel side frames — 45"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Panel side frames — 45"
2. Panel side frames — 45"
Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Panel end frames — 22 1/2"
2. Panel end frames — 22 1/2"
3. Panel end frames — 22 1/2"
4. Panel end frames — 22 1/2"
Board 4 · 26 1/2" left over
17"17"17"17"
1. Legs — 17"
2. Legs — 17"
3. Legs — 17"
4. Legs — 17"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

2 boards · 12.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Top and shelf panel boards — 45"
2. Top and shelf panel boards — 45"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Top and shelf panel boards — 45"
2. Top and shelf panel boards — 45"

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" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 26 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over