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Simplified Split Top Roubo Workbench — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 4"

16 boards · 63.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Long Aprons — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Long Aprons — 31"

  3. Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  4. Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  5. Board 5 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  6. Board 6 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  7. Board 7 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  8. Board 8 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  9. Board 9 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  10. Board 10 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Legs — 30"

  11. Board 11 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Short Aprons — 18"

  12. Board 12 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Short Aprons — 18"

  13. Board 13 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Short Aprons — 18"

  14. Board 14 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 60"
    2. Short Aprons — 18"

  15. Board 15 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 60"

  16. Board 16 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 60"

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.