Square Farmhouse Pedestal Table — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

1 board · 5.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 36" left over
7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"7 1/4"
1. Corbels — 7 1/4"
2. Corbels — 7 1/4"
3. Corbels — 7 1/4"
4. Corbels — 7 1/4"
5. Corbels — 7 1/4"
6. Corbels — 7 1/4"
7. Corbels — 7 1/4"
8. Corbels — 7 1/4"

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

7 boards · 39.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Tabletop planks — 45 1/2"
2. Tabletop planks — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Tabletop planks — 45 1/2"
2. Tabletop planks — 45 1/2"
Board 3 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Tabletop planks — 45 1/2"
2. Tabletop planks — 45 1/2"
Board 4 · 7 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Tabletop frame, long — 45 1/2"
2. Tabletop frame, long — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Tabletop frame, short — 38 1/2"
2. Tabletop frame, short — 38 1/2"
Board 3 · 29 3/8" left over
21 3/4"21 3/4"21 3/4"
1. Pedestal core — 21 3/4"
2. Pedestal core — 21 3/4"
3. Pedestal core — 21 3/4"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

2 boards · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Underside frame, 2x2 — 45 1/2"
2. Underside frame, 2x2 — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Underside frame, 2x2 — 45 1/2"
2. Underside frame, 2x2 — 45 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over
21 3/4"21 3/4"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"5 1/2"
1. Pedestal side trim — 21 3/4"
2. Pedestal side trim — 21 3/4"
3. Foot blocking — 5 1/2"
4. Foot blocking — 5 1/2"
5. Foot blocking — 5 1/2"
6. Foot blocking — 5 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Underside trim, 1x2 — 45"
2. Underside trim, 1x2 — 45"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Underside trim, 1x2 — 45"
2. Underside trim, 1x2 — 45"

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.

Square Farmhouse Pedestal Table — board plan

1 1/2" × 7 1/4" — 2x8

Board 1 · 36" left over

1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 7 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 17 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 29 3/8" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 6 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 11" left over

Board 7 · 35 1/4" left over