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Printmaker’s Coffee Table | RH Inspired — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

5 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Top Span Boards — 46"
    2. Top Span Boards — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Span Boards — 43"
    2. Bottom Span Boards — 43"

  3. Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Spans between Faux Drawers — 43"
    2. Spans between Faux Drawers — 43"

  4. Board 4 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Horizontal End Boards — 16"
    2. Horizontal End Boards — 16"
    3. Horizontal End Boards — 16"
    4. Horizontal End Boards — 16"
    5. Legs — 13"
    6. Legs — 13"

  5. Board 5 · 68 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 13"
    2. Legs — 13"

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 5.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

    1. Top using project board — 47"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

2 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Inside Bottom — 43"
    2. Inside Bottom — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 51 7/8" left over

    1. Inside Bottom — 43"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Back Panels — 43"
    2. Back Panels — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 30 1/2" left over

    1. Side Panels — 16"
    2. Side Panels — 16"
    3. Side Panels — 16"
    4. Side Panels — 16"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 46% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 51 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Faux Drawer Front — 43"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Top Two Faux Drawer Fronts — 43"
    2. Top Two Faux Drawer Fronts — 43"

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.