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Small Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

4 boards · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Long Rails — 35"
    2. Long Rails — 35"
    3. Legs — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Long Rails — 35"
    2. Long Rails — 35"
    3. Legs — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 13 3/8" left over

    1. Legs — 18"
    2. Legs — 18"
    3. Short Rails — 15"
    4. Short Rails — 15"
    5. Short Rails — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 19 3/8" left over

    1. Short Rails — 15"
    2. Angled Rails — 15"
    3. Angled Rails — 15"
    4. Angled Rails — 15"
    5. Angled Rails — 15"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Wide Table Top Boards — 20"
    2. Wide Table Top Boards — 20"
    3. Wide Table Top Boards — 20"
    4. Wide Table Top Boards — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Table Top Boards — 20"
    2. Wide Table Top Boards — 20"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Table Top Boards — 20"
    2. Narrow Table Top Boards — 20"

5/8" × 3"

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Slats — 15"
    2. Slats — 15"
    3. Slats — 15"
    4. Slats — 15"
    5. Slats — 15"
    6. Slats — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Slats — 15"
    2. Slats — 15"

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.