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Traditional Coffee Table with Storage — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 16"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 21% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 75 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 19"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Leg — 15"
    2. Leg — 15"
    3. Leg — 15"
    4. Leg — 15"

3/4" × 5"

8 boards · 17.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 51"
    2. Top Stretcher — 22"
    3. End Apron — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 5/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 51"
    2. Top Stretcher — 22"
    3. End Apron — 21"

  3. Board 3 · 43 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 51"

  4. Board 4 · 43 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 51"

  5. Board 5 · 43 7/8" left over

    1. Top Slat — 51"

  6. Board 6 · 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Wide Shelf Slat — 47"

  7. Board 7 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Front Apron — 45"

  8. Board 8 · 49 7/8" left over

    1. Back Apron — 45"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Narrow Shelf Slat — 47"
    2. Narrow Shelf Slat — 47"

  2. Board 2 · 75 7/8" left over

    1. False Front — 19"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Front Rail — 45"
    2. Shelf Back Rail — 45"

  2. Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. End Shelf Rail — 21"
    2. End Shelf Rail — 21"
    3. Shelf Stretcher — 21"
    4. Shelf Stretcher — 21"

1/2" × 2"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Side — 20"
    2. Drawer Side — 20"
    3. Drawer Front — 16"
    4. Drawer Back — 16"

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.