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Play Stand — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 10"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 9/16" left over

    1. Top Sign — 26 5/16"

1" × 6"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 3/4" left over

    1. Counter Top — 25"
    2. Counter Top — 25"

1" × 4"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 86 3/4" left over

    1. Side Poles — 4"
    2. Side Poles — 4"

1/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over

    1. Long Trim Pieces — 26 5/16"
    2. Long Trim Pieces — 26 5/16"
    3. Short Trim Pieces — 9 1/4"
    4. Short Trim Pieces — 9 1/4"

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.