Pretend Play Coffee Cart with Espresso Machine — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2" — 2" diameter dowel, 2 ft

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 5/8" left over
3"3"3"3"1 1/2"1/2"1/2"
1. Cart legs — 3"
2. Cart legs — 3"
3. Cart legs — 3"
4. Cart legs — 3"
5. Espresso cup holder — 1 1/2"
6. Knobs — 1/2"
7. Knobs — 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 10 ft

2 boards · 7.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over
32 1/2"25 1/2"24"
1. Cart top — 32 1/2"
2. Cart bottom — 25 1/2"
3. Cart shelf — 24"
Board 2 · 59 3/4" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"
1. Cart sides — 17 1/2"
2. Cart sides — 17 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 2 ft

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Cart center panel — 24"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 4 ft

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 51 1/2" left over
12"12"9 1/2"9 1/2"
1. Espresso machine front/back — 12"
2. Espresso machine front/back — 12"
3. Espresso machine sides — 9 1/2"
4. Espresso machine sides — 9 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 1 ft

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 82 7/8" left over
12"
1. Espresso machine detail board, wide — 12"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 2 ft

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 21% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 75 5/8" left over
12"3 1/2"3 1/2"
1. Espresso machine detail board, narrow — 12"
2. Espresso machine small blocks — 3 1/2"
3. Espresso machine small blocks — 3 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 4 ft

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over
26 1/2"13 1/2"2"2"
1. Cart top support — 26 1/2"
2. Espresso machine top — 13 1/2"
3. Espresso machine small trim — 2"
4. Espresso machine small trim — 2"

3/4" × 3/4" — 3/4" diameter dowel, 12 in

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 13% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 83 3/4" left over
6"5"
1. Steam wand — 6"
2. Handle — 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.

2" × 2" — 2" diameter dowel, 2 ft

Board 1 · 79 5/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 10 ft

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 59 3/4" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 2 ft

Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 4 ft

Board 1 · 51 1/2" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 1 ft

Board 1 · 82 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 2 ft

Board 1 · 75 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 4 ft

Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over

3/4" × 3/4" — 3/4" diameter dowel, 12 in

Board 1 · 83 3/4" left over