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Shop Worktable — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

4" × 4"

2 boards · 15.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 30"
    2. Legs — 30"
    3. Legs — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 30"

2" × 4"

6 boards · 32.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Top frame long pieces — 60"
    2. Bottom frame short pieces — 32"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Top frame long pieces — 60"
    2. Bottom frame short pieces — 32"

  3. Board 3 · 17 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom frame long pieces — 53"
    2. Table saw shelf upright — 24"

  4. Board 4 · 17 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom frame long pieces — 53"
    2. Table saw shelf upright — 24"

  5. Board 5 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Top frame short pieces — 42"
    2. Top frame short pieces — 42"

  6. Board 6 · 8 1/2" left over

    1. Table saw shelf support — 23"
    2. Table saw shelf support — 23"
    3. Table saw shelf — 20"
    4. Table saw shelf — 20"

1" × 4"

2 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer pocket back — 72"

  2. Board 2 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer fronts — 26"
    2. Drawer fronts — 26"

3/4" × 48"

1 board · 20.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Table top — 72"

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer pocket tops — 26"
    2. Drawer pocket tops — 26"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer pocket sides — 24"
    2. Drawer pocket sides — 24"
    3. Drawer pocket sides — 24"

  2. Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer pocket sides — 24"

1/2" × 22"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer bottoms — 23"
    2. Drawer bottoms — 23"

1/2" × 2"

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 24"
    2. Drawer sides — 24"
    3. Drawer sides — 24"
    4. Drawer back — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 24"
    2. Drawer back — 22"

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.