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Ultimate Folding Tailgate Table — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

2 boards · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/8" left over

    1. Main Leg — 29 1/2"
    2. Main Leg — 29 1/2"
    3. Main Leg — 29 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 65 3/8" left over

    1. Main Leg — 29 1/2"

2" × 2"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 37 3/4" left over

    1. Secondary Leg — 28 1/2"
    2. Secondary Leg — 28 1/2"

1" × 6"

4 boards · 14.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Table Sides — 36"
    2. Table Sides — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Table Sides — 36"
    2. Table Sides — 36"

  3. Board 3 · 18 1/8" left over

    1. Table Ends — 25 1/2"
    2. Table Ends — 25 1/2"
    3. Table Ends — 25 1/2"

  4. Board 4 · 21 1/8" left over

    1. Table Ends — 25 1/2"
    2. Main Leg Cross Brace — 24"
    3. Main Leg Cross Brace — 24"

1" × 4"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Condiment Bin Bottom — 17"
    2. Condiment Bin Bottom — 17"

1" × 3"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6" left over

    1. Condiment Bin Side — 17"
    2. Condiment Bin Side — 17"
    3. Condiment Bin Side — 17"
    4. Condiment Bin Side — 17"
    5. Condiment Bin End — 5"
    6. Condiment Bin End — 5"
    7. Condiment Bin End — 5"
    8. Condiment Bin End — 5"

1" × 2"

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Secondary Leg Cross Brace — 21"
    2. Food Bin Side — 19"
    3. Food Bin Side — 19"
    4. Food Bin Side — 19"
    5. Food Bin End — 11 3/4"

  2. Board 2 · 40 1/4" left over

    1. Food Bin Side — 19"
    2. Food Bin End — 11 3/4"
    3. Food Bin End — 11 3/4"
    4. Food Bin End — 11 3/4"

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Plywood top — 36"
    2. Plywood top — 36"

3/4" × 11 3/4"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 3/4" left over

    1. Food Bin Cut Out — 17 1/2"
    2. Food Bin Cut Out — 17 1/2"

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.