Simple Quilt Rack Console Table — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2 or scrap

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 27% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 70 1/4" left over
4"4"4"4"4"4"
1. Feet — 4"
2. Feet — 4"
3. Feet — 4"
4. Feet — 4"
5. Feet — 4"
6. Feet — 4"

1" × 1" — Dowel

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over
70 1/2"
1. Quilt rod — 70 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

3 boards · 12.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top / long sides — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top / long sides — 72"
Board 3 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
1. Ends and center divider — 24"
2. Ends and center divider — 24"
3. Ends and center divider — 24"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2 or scrap

Board 1 · 70 1/4" left over

1" × 1" — Dowel

Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 5/8" left over