Rustic X DIY Changing Table — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine 2x6

3 boards · 17.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Top surface boards — 44"
2. Top surface boards — 44"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Top surface boards — 44"
2. Middle shelf boards — 44"
Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Middle shelf boards — 44"
2. Middle shelf boards — 44"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Side frame uprights — 31 1/2"
2. Side frame uprights — 31 1/2"
3. Side frame uprights — 31 1/2"
Board 2 · 63 3/8" left over
31 1/2"
1. Side frame uprights — 31 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

3 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
35"35"18"
1. X-brace, long diagonal — 35"
2. X-brace, long diagonal — 35"
3. X-brace, short diagonal — 18"
Board 2 · 10 3/8" left over
18"18"18"15"15"
1. X-brace, short diagonal — 18"
2. X-brace, short diagonal — 18"
3. X-brace, short diagonal — 18"
4. Side frame rails — 15"
5. Side frame rails — 15"
Board 3

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over
17"17"17"17"
1. Topper end pieces — 17"
2. Topper end pieces — 17"
3. Topper end pieces — 17"
4. Topper end pieces — 17"

1/4" × 24" — Plywood, 1/4"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 49 3/8" left over
45 1/2"
1. Back panel — 45 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.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pine 2x6

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 6 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — Pine 2x3

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 63 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 10 3/8" left over

Board 3

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Pine 1x4

Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over

1/4" × 24" — Plywood, 1/4"

Board 1 · 49 3/8" left over