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Small Computer Desk — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

4 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Long Top Rail — 36"
    2. Long Top Rail — 36"
    3. Side Rail — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Back Rail — 36"
    2. Back Rail — 36"
    3. Side Rail — 12"

  3. Board 3 · 5/8" left over

    1. Back Leg — 33"
    2. Back Leg — 33"
    3. Front Leg — 28"

  4. Board 4 · 20 3/8" left over

    1. Front Leg — 28"
    2. Side Rail — 12"
    3. Side Rail — 12"
    4. Short Top Rail — 11"
    5. Short Top Rail — 11"

3/4" × 13"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Desk Top — 24"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Side — 22"
    2. Shelf Side — 22"

3/4" × 7"

2 boards · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Shelf Back — 22"
    2. Shelf Back — 22"
    3. Desk Lid — 13"
    4. Desk Lid — 13"
    5. Shelf — 11"
    6. Shelf — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 50 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf — 11"
    2. Shelf — 11"
    3. Shelf — 11"
    4. Shelf — 11"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over

    1. Charger Rail — 39"
    2. Desk Back — 36"

3/4" × 3/4"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 27% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 1/4" left over

    1. Charger Cleat — 4"
    2. Charger Cleat — 4"
    3. Charger Cleat — 4"
    4. Charger Cleat — 4"
    5. Charger Cleat — 4"
    6. Charger Cleat — 4"

1/4" × 1/4"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34" left over

    1. Lid Long Stop — 10"
    2. Lid Long Stop — 10"
    3. Lid Long Stop — 10"
    4. Lid Long Stop — 10"
    5. Lid Short Stop — 5"
    6. Lid Short Stop — 5"
    7. Lid Short Stop — 5"
    8. Lid Short Stop — 5"

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.