Rustic X Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

3 boards · 14.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Top planks — 74 1/2"
Board 2 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Top planks — 74 1/2"
Board 3 · 20 3/8" left over
74 1/2"
1. Top planks — 74 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 9.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Frame rails — 28 1/2"
2. Frame rails — 28 1/2"
3. Frame rails — 28 1/2"
Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Frame rails — 28 1/2"
2. Frame rails — 28 1/2"
3. Frame rails — 28 1/2"
Board 3 · 38 1/8" left over
11 1/4"11 1/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

6 boards · 8.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Frame uprights — 30"
2. Frame uprights — 30"
3. Frame uprights — 30"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. Frame uprights — 30"
2. Frame uprights — 30"
3. Frame uprights — 30"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

2 boards · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 3/8" left over
63 1/2"
1. Shelves — 63 1/2"
Board 2 · 31 3/8" left over
63 1/2"
1. Shelves — 63 1/2"

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.

Rustic X Console Table — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 20 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 20 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 20 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 38 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 31 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 31 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 72 1/4" left over