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Rolling Grill Table — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 36"
    2. Top Slats — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 36"
    2. Top Slats — 36"

1" × 3"

6 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 35"
    2. Legs — 35"
    3. Frame Top/Bottom Side — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Frame Top/Bottom — 29"
    2. Frame Top/Bottom — 29"
    3. Frame Top/Bottom — 29"

  3. Board 3 · 1/2" left over

    1. Frame Top/Bottom — 29"
    2. Frame Sides — 28"
    3. Frame Sides — 28"
    4. Frame Top/Bottom Slats — 9"

  4. Board 4 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Frame Sides — 28"
    2. Frame Sides — 28"
    3. Frame Top/Bottom Side — 16"
    4. Frame Top/Bottom Side — 16"

  5. Board 5 · 6" left over

    1. Frame Under Shelves — 13"
    2. Frame Under Shelves — 13"
    3. Frame Under Drawer — 13"
    4. Frame Under Drawer — 13"
    5. Frame Top/Bottom Slats — 9"
    6. Frame Top/Bottom Slats — 9"
    7. Frame Top/Bottom Slats — 9"
    8. Frame Top/Bottom Slats — 9"

  6. Board 6 · 85 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Top/Bottom Slats — 9"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides — 14"
    2. Drawer Box Sides — 14"
    3. Drawer Box Front/Back — 11"
    4. Drawer Box Front/Back — 11"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Front Rails — 10"
    2. Drawer Front Rails — 10"
    3. Drawer Front Stiles — 5"
    4. Drawer Front Stiles — 5"

1/2" × 3"

7 boards · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over

    1. Spice Shelf Back — 19"
    2. Back Slats — 17"
    3. Back Slats — 17"
    4. Back Slats — 17"
    5. Back Slats — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

    1. Back Slats — 17"
    2. Back Slats — 17"
    3. Back Slats — 17"
    4. Back Slats — 17"
    5. Back Slats — 17"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    2. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    3. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    4. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    5. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    6. Drawer Front Panel — 12"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    2. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    3. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    4. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    5. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    6. Drawer Bottom Slats — 12"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    2. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    3. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    4. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    5. Inside Slats and Shelf Slats — 16"
    6. Drawer Bottom Slats — 12"

  6. Board 6 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Side Slats — 16"
    2. Side Slats — 16"
    3. Side Slats — 16"
    4. Side Slats — 16"
    5. Side Slats — 16"
    6. Drawer Bottom Slats — 12"

  7. Board 7 · 18 3/8" left over

    1. Side Slats — 16"
    2. Side Slats — 16"
    3. Side Slats — 16"
    4. Side Slats — 16"
    5. Drawer Bottom Slats — 12"

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.