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Standing Desk — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

3 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Long Rail — 36"
    2. Long Rail — 36"
    3. Short Rail — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Leg — 35"
    2. Leg — 35"
    3. Short Rail — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 35"
    2. Leg — 35"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Top Plank — 40"
    2. Top Plank — 40"

  2. Board 2 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Top Plank — 40"
    2. Top Plank — 40"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Long Apron — 36"
    2. Long Apron — 36"
    3. Short Apron — 18"
    4. Corner Brace — 4"

  2. Board 2 · 64 1/2" left over

    1. Short Apron — 18"
    2. Corner Brace — 4"
    3. Corner Brace — 4"
    4. Corner Brace — 4"

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.