Rustic X Farmhouse Dining Table — board plan

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

Buy 19 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft

9 boards · 49.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 3 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 4 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 5 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 6 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 7 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 8 · 11 3/8" left over
83 1/2"
1. Tabletop boards — 83 1/2"
Board 9 · 6 3/4" left over
44"44"
1. Breadboard ends — 44"
2. Breadboard ends — 44"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

7 boards · 25.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
64"20 1/4"
1. Stretcher — 64"
2. Leg feet — 20 1/4"
Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Curved leg boards, long — 38"
2. Curved leg boards, long — 38"
Board 3 · 7/8" left over
38"35 1/2"20 1/4"
1. Curved leg boards, long — 38"
2. Curved leg boards, mid — 35 1/2"
3. Leg feet — 20 1/4"
Board 4 · 3 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 26 1/4" left over
68 5/8"
1. X center support — 68 5/8"
Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over
34"34"
1. X arms — 34"
2. X arms — 34"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Foot trim — 36"
2. Foot trim — 36"

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 Farmhouse Dining Table — board plan

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, 8 ft

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 6 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 7 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 8 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 9 · 6 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 3 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 26 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 5 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 8 3/8" left over

Board 7 · 3/4" left over