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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over
42"42"
1. Legs — 42"
2. Legs — 42"
Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over
42"42"
1. Legs — 42"
2. Legs — 42"
Board 3 · 7 5/8" left over
29"29"29"
1. Foot Rails — 29"
2. Foot Rails — 29"
3. Foot Rails — 29"
Board 4 · 65 7/8" left over
29"
1. Foot Rails — 29"

3/4" × 5"

3 boards · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over
33"33"
1. Top Boards — 33"
2. Top Boards — 33"
Board 2 · 28 3/4" left over
33"33"
1. Top Boards — 33"
2. Top Boards — 33"
Board 3 · 28 3/4" left over
33"33"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over
29"29"29"4"
1. Aprons — 29"
2. Aprons — 29"
3. Aprons — 29"
4. Corner Blocks — 4"
Board 2 · 53 1/2" left over
29"4"4"4"
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.

1" × 1"

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 7 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 65 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 28 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 28 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 53 1/2" left over