Serving Tray with Dowel Handles — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/2" — 1x12

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over
21"
1. Tray bottom (A) — 21"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 40 3/4" left over
27"27"
1. Sides (B) — 27"
2. Sides (B) — 27"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 71 3/4" left over
11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Ends (C) — 11 1/2"
2. Ends (C) — 11 1/2"

3/4" × 3/4" — 3/4 in dowel

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 68 3/4" left over
13"13"
1. Handle dowels (D) — 13"
2. Handle dowels (D) — 13"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/2" — 1x12

Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 40 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 71 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3/4" — 3/4 in dowel

Board 1 · 68 3/4" left over