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Rustic Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 29 boards at 8 ft.

2 1/2" × 3"

3 boards · 13.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"
    2. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"
    3. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"

  2. Board 2 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"
    2. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"
    3. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"

  3. Board 3 · 19 5/8" left over

    1. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"
    2. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"
    3. Table Leg Width Boards — 25"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

24 boards · 20.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"
    2. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"
    3. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"
    2. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"
    3. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"

  3. Board 3 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"
    2. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"
    3. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"

  4. Board 4 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"
    2. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"
    3. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"

  5. Board 5 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"
    2. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"
    3. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"

  6. Board 6 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"
    2. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"
    3. Table Leg Height Boards — 19"

  7. Board 7 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  8. Board 8 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  9. Board 9 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  10. Board 10 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  11. Board 11 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  12. Board 12 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  13. Board 13 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  14. Board 14 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  15. Board 15 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  16. Board 16 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  17. Board 17 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  18. Board 18 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  19. Board 19 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  20. Board 20 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  21. Board 21 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  22. Board 22 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  23. Board 23 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

  24. Board 24 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Boards — 48"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Shelf Joiner Boards — 18"
    2. Shelf Joiner Boards — 18"
    3. Shelf Joiner Boards — 18"
    4. Shelf Joiner Boards — 18"
    5. Shelf Joiner Boards — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Joiner Boards — 18"

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.