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Spare Table that Doubles as Wall Art — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

2 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Table leg stiles — 29"
    2. Table leg stiles — 29"
    3. Table leg stiles — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 33 5/8" left over

    1. Table leg stiles — 29"
    2. Table Leg Bottom Rail — 16"
    3. Table Leg Bottom Rail — 16"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 1/2" left over

    1. Table Leg Top Rail — 10"
    2. Table Leg Top Rail — 10"
    3. Table leg supports — 10"
    4. Table leg supports — 10"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Table Frame - Long sides — 49"
    2. Table Frame - short sides — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Table Frame - Long sides — 49"
    2. Table Frame - short sides — 33"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 8% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 88 3/4" left over

    1. Leg locks — 3"
    2. Leg locks — 3"

1/2" × 32"

1 board · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Table Underlayment — 48"

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.