Wide Rustic X Kitchen Island — board plan

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

Buy 21 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

5 boards · 17.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
46 1/2"43 1/2"
1. Middle bottom apron — 46 1/2"
2. Front bottom apron — 43 1/2"
Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over
32 1/4"32 1/4"27 5/8"
1. Legs — 32 1/4"
2. Legs — 32 1/4"
3. X full diagonals — 27 5/8"
Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over
32 1/4"32 1/4"27 5/8"
1. Legs — 32 1/4"
2. Legs — 32 1/4"
3. X full diagonals — 27 5/8"
Board 4 · 2 5/8" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"19 1/2"19 1/2"13 3/4"
1. Leg tops/bottoms — 19 1/2"
2. Leg tops/bottoms — 19 1/2"
3. Leg tops/bottoms — 19 1/2"
4. Leg tops/bottoms — 19 1/2"
5. X half pieces — 13 3/4"
Board 5 · 53 3/8" left over
13 3/4"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. X half pieces — 13 3/4"
2. X half pieces — 13 3/4"
3. X half pieces — 13 3/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
43 1/2"43 1/2"7 1/2"
1. Top aprons / drawer trim — 43 1/2"
2. Top aprons / drawer trim — 43 1/2"
3. Drawer center trim — 7 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 7/8" left over
43 1/2"17 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. Top aprons / drawer trim — 43 1/2"
2. Shelf center trim — 17 1/2"
3. Drawer slide cleats, 2x2 — 10 1/2"
4. Drawer slide cleats, 2x2 — 10 1/2"
5. Drawer slide cleats, 2x2 —

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

2 boards · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Shelf/drawer sides — 31 1/2"
2. Shelf/drawer sides — 31 1/2"
3. Shelf/drawer sides — 31 1/2"
Board 2 · 50 1/2" left over
22 1/8"22 1/8"
1. Shelves — 22 1/8"
2. Shelves — 22 1/8"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over
22 1/8"22 1/8"
1. Drawer bay backs — 22 1/8"
2. Drawer bay backs — 22 1/8"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 1/4" left over
20 3/4"20 3/4"
1. Drawer faces — 20 3/4"
2. Drawer faces — 20 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over
17 3/8"17 3/8"17 3/8"17 3/8"11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Drawer fronts/backs — 17 3/8"
2. Drawer fronts/backs — 17 3/8"
3. Drawer fronts/backs — 17 3/8"
4. Drawer fronts/backs — 17 3/8"
5. Drawer sides — 11 1/4"
6. Drawer sides — 11 1/4"
Board 2 · 72 1/4" left over
11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Drawer sides — 11 1/4"
2. Drawer sides — 11 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"
1. Bottom shelf slats — 14 1/4"
2. Bottom shelf slats — 14 1/4"
3. Bottom shelf slats — 14 1/4"
4. Bottom shelf slats — 14 1/4"
5. Bottom shelf slats — 14 1/4"
6. Bottom shelf slats — 14 1/4"
Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over
14 1/4"14 1/4"14 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

3 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 7/8" left over
50 1/2"24"11 1/4"
1. Top trim, front/back — 50 1/2"
2. Top trim, sides — 24"
3. Drawer cleats, 1x2 — 11 1/4"
Board 2 · 8 7/8" left over
50 1/2"24"11 1/4"
1. Top trim, front/back — 50 1/2"
2. Top trim, sides — 24"
3. Drawer cleats, 1x2 — 11 1/4"
Board 3 · 72 1/4" left over
11 1/4"11 1/4"

1/2" × 9 3/4" — 1/2" plywood

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60" left over
17 3/8"17 3/8"
1. Drawer bottoms — 17 3/8"
2. Drawer bottoms — 17 3/8"

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.

Wide Rustic X Kitchen Island — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 2 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 53 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 50 1/2" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 53 1/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 72 1/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 8 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 72 1/4" left over

1/2" × 9 3/4" — 1/2" plywood

Board 1 · 60" left over

Board 3 · 84 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 66 1/4" left over