Rustic X Desk — 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

4 boards · 15.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 35 3/8" left over
59 1/2"
1. Top planks — 59 1/2"
Board 2 · 35 3/8" left over
59 1/2"
1. Top planks — 59 1/2"
Board 3 · 35 3/8" left over
59 1/2"
1. Top planks — 59 1/2"
Board 4 · 35 3/8" left over
59 1/2"
1. Top planks — 59 1/2"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

4 boards · 11.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Legs — 28 1/2"
2. Legs — 28 1/2"
3. Legs — 28 1/2"
Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Legs — 28 1/2"
2. Legs — 28 1/2"
3. Legs — 28 1/2"
Board 3 · 5 5/8" left over
17 3/4"17 3/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

5 boards · 7.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. X detailing — 30"
2. X detailing — 30"
3. X detailing — 30"
Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over
30"30"30"
1. X detailing — 30"
2. X detailing — 30"
3. X detailing — 30"
Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

1 board · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 1/2" left over
17 3/4"17 3/4"17 3/4"17 3/4"
1. Shelf boards — 17 3/4"
2. Shelf boards — 17 3/4"
3. Shelf boards — 17 3/4"
4. Shelf boards — 17 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.

Rustic X Desk — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 35 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 35 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 35 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 35 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 · 5 5/8" 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 · 9 1/8" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 23 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 77 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 40 5/8" left over