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Rustic Farmhouse Table — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

1 board · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Leg Post — 20"
    2. Leg Post — 20"
    3. Leg Post — 20"
    4. Leg Post — 20"

1" × 5"

7 boards · 24.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 90"

  2. Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 90"

  3. Board 3 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 90"

  4. Board 4 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 90"

  5. Board 5 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 90"

  6. Board 6 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 90"

  7. Board 7 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Breadboard End — 33"
    2. Breadboard End — 33"

1" × 3"

6 boards · 11.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Outer Rail — 66"
    2. Leg Inner Cap — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Outer Rail — 66"
    2. Leg Inner Cap — 27"

  3. Board 3 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Leg Outer Cap — 31"
    2. Leg Outer Cap — 31"
    3. Leg Outer Base — 29"

  4. Board 4 · 1 3/8" left over

    1. Leg Outer Base — 29"
    2. Leg Inner Base — 25"
    3. Leg Inner Base — 25"
    4. Foot — 7"
    5. Foot — 7"

  5. Board 5 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Cross Rail — 24"
    2. Cross Rail — 24"
    3. Inner Rail — 21"
    4. Inner Rail — 21"

  6. Board 6 · 59 5/8" left over

    1. Inner Rail — 21"
    2. Foot — 7"
    3. Foot — 7"

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.