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Pub Table — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

4 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 42"
    2. Legs — 42"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 42"
    2. Legs — 42"

  3. Board 3 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Foot Rails — 29"
    2. Foot Rails — 29"
    3. Foot Rails — 29"

  4. Board 4 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Foot Rails — 29"

3/4" × 5"

3 boards · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Top Boards — 33"
    2. Top Boards — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Top Boards — 33"
    2. Top Boards — 33"

  3. Board 3 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Top Boards — 33"
    2. Top Boards — 33"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Aprons — 29"
    2. Aprons — 29"
    3. Aprons — 29"
    4. Corner Blocks — 4"

  2. Board 2 · 53 1/2" left over

    1. Aprons — 29"
    2. Corner Blocks — 4"
    3. Corner Blocks — 4"
    4. Corner Blocks — 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.