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Pottery Barn Inspired TV Stand — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 50"

3/4" × 15 1/2"

3 boards · 19.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom & Middle Shelf — 48"
    2. Sides — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 13 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom & Middle Shelf — 48"
    2. Sides — 33"

  3. Board 3 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Middle Inserts — 23"
    2. Middle Inserts — 23"

3/4" × 14 1/2"

1 board · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 49 5/8" left over

    1. Small inside shelves — 15"
    2. Small inside shelves — 15"
    3. Small inside shelves — 15"

3/4" × 7 1/4"

1 board · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 1/2" left over

    1. Large door boards — 15 1/2"
    2. Large door boards — 15 1/2"
    3. Large door boards — 15 1/2"
    4. Large door boards — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 34% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 63 3/4" left over

    1. Small door boards — 15 1/2"
    2. Small door boards — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom trim piece — 16"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom support — 48"
    2. Shelf braces — 13"
    3. Shelf braces — 13"
    4. Shelf braces — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 55 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf braces — 13"
    2. Shelf braces — 13"
    3. Shelf braces — 13"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 1/2" left over

    1. Faux drawer spacers — 15 1/2"
    2. Faux drawer spacers — 15 1/2"
    3. Faux drawer spacers — 15 1/2"
    4. Faux drawer spacers — 15 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.