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Plant Stand — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

3 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Tall Stand Leg — 32"
    2. Tall Stand Leg — 32"
    3. Low Stand Leg — 18"
    4. Low Stand Short Cross — 5"
    5. Low Stand Short Cross — 5"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Tall Stand Leg — 32"
    2. Tall Stand Leg — 32"
    3. Low Stand Leg — 18"
    4. Tall Stand Short Cross — 5"
    5. Tall Stand Short Cross — 5"

  3. Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over

    1. Low Stand Leg — 18"
    2. Low Stand Leg — 18"
    3. Low Stand Long Cross — 13"
    4. Tall Stand Long Cross — 13"
    5. Tall Stand Long Cross — 13"
    6. Tall Stand Short Cross — 5"
    7. Tall Stand Short Cross — 5"

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.