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Side Table Deck Box — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

1 board · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 1/2" left over

    1. Lid Frame — 24 1/2"
    2. Lid Frame — 24 1/2"
    3. Lid Frame — 17"
    4. Lid Frame — 17"

1" × 6"

4 boards · 15.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Side A — 23"
    2. Side A — 23"
    3. Side A — 23"
    4. Side A — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 5 1/2" left over

    1. Side A — 23"
    2. Side A — 23"
    3. Side B — 21 1/2"
    4. Side B — 21 1/2"

  3. Board 3 · 8 1/2" left over

    1. Side B — 21 1/2"
    2. Side B — 21 1/2"
    3. Side B — 21 1/2"
    4. Side B — 21 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 43 5/8" left over

    1. Lid Slats — 17"
    2. Lid Slats — 17"
    3. Lid Slats — 17"

1" × 4"

2 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom Slats — 21 1/2"
    2. Bottom Slats — 21 1/2"
    3. Bottom Slats — 21 1/2"
    4. Bottom Slats — 21 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 73 3/8" left over

    1. Bottom Slats — 21 1/2"

1" × 2"

4 boards · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11" left over

    1. Cleats — 21 1/4"
    2. Cleats — 21 1/4"
    3. Trim — 20 1/2"
    4. Trim — 20 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 13 1/2" left over

    1. Trim — 20 1/2"
    2. Trim — 20 1/2"
    3. Trim — 20"
    4. Trim — 20"

  3. Board 3 · 1 7/8" left over

    1. Trim — 20"
    2. Trim — 20"
    3. Legs — 17 1/2"
    4. Legs — 17 1/2"
    5. Legs — 17 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 77 3/8" left over

    1. Legs — 17 1/2"

1" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 17 1/2"
    2. Legs — 17 1/2"
    3. Legs — 17 1/2"
    4. Legs — 17 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.