Convertible Desk-to-Table — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

3 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
48"29 1/4"15 3/4"
1. Bottom support — 48"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
3. Bottom side supports — 15 3/4"
Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"29 1/4"
1. Legs — 29 1/4"
2. Legs — 29 1/4"
3. Legs — 29 1/4"
Board 3 · 79 1/8" left over
15 3/4"
1. Bottom side supports — 15 3/4"

3/4" × 19 1/4" — Project panel / plywood

1 board · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 43 3/8" left over
51 1/2"
1. Tabletop — 51 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

2 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1" left over
48"16 3/4"16 3/4"12"
1. Back apron — 48"
2. Drawer supports — 16 3/4"
3. Drawer supports — 16 3/4"
4. Front aprons — 12"
Board 2 · 51 1/8" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"12"
1. Side aprons — 15 3/4"
2. Side aprons — 15 3/4"
3. Front aprons — 12"

3/4" × 3" — 1x4

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 71 1/8" left over
23 3/4"
1. Drawer face — 23 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"16"16"
1. Drawer front/back — 21 1/2"
2. Drawer front/back — 21 1/2"
3. Drawer sides — 16"
4. Drawer sides — 16"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 1/8" left over
48"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Top front/back supports — 48"
2. Top side supports — 15 3/4"
3. Top side supports — 15 3/4"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Top front/back supports — 48"

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 71 7/8" left over
23"
1. Drawer bottom — 23"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 79 1/8" left over

3/4" × 19 1/4" — Project panel / plywood

Board 1 · 43 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 1" left over

Board 2 · 51 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3" — 1x4

Board 1 · 71 1/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 19 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 15 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 71 7/8" left over