Rustic Farmhouse Round Grand Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 1/2" left over
16 3/4"16 3/4"16 3/4"16 3/4"
1. Legs — 16 3/4"
2. Legs — 16 3/4"
3. Legs — 16 3/4"
4. Legs — 16 3/4"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over
43 3/8"20 7/8"20 7/8"
1. Long lower rail — 43 3/8"
2. Short lower rails — 20 7/8"
3. Short lower rails — 20 7/8"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
46 7/8"22 5/8"22 5/8"
1. Long upper rail — 46 7/8"
2. Short upper rails — 22 5/8"
3. Short upper rails — 22 5/8"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

3 boards · 12.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Top boards (1x12) — 60"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Top boards (1x12) — 60"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Top boards (1x12) — 60"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

2 boards · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Top boards (1x10) — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Top boards (1x10) — 48"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

2 boards · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over
21 3/4"21 3/4"21 3/4"21 3/4"
1. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
2. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
3. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
4. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
Board 2 · 7 1/2" left over
21 3/4"21 3/4"21 3/4"21 3/4"
1. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
2. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
3. Apron boards — 21 3/4"
4. Apron boards — 21 3/4"

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 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 27 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3

Board 1 · 9 1/2" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 7 1/2" left over