Waterfall-Framed 60" Rectangle Coffee Table — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

4 boards · 24.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over
60"18"14 3/4"
1. Waterfall top panels — 60"
2. Waterfall side panels — 18"
3. Inside side panels — 14 3/4"
Board 2 · 1 7/8" left over
60"18"14 3/4"
1. Waterfall top panels — 60"
2. Waterfall side panels — 18"
3. Inside side panels — 14 3/4"
Board 3 · 1/8" left over
58 1/2"18"18"
1. Bottom shelf — 58 1/2"
2. Waterfall side panels — 18"
3. Waterfall side panels — 18"
Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over
58 1/2"14 3/4"14 3/4"
1. Bottom shelf — 58 1/2"
2. Inside side panels — 14 3/4"
3. Inside side panels — 14 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

4 boards · 4.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over
60"18"
1. Face frame, long rails — 60"
2. Face frame, short rails — 18"
Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over
60"18"
1. Face frame, long rails — 60"
2. Face frame, short rails — 18"
Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over
60"18"
1. Face frame, long rails — 60"
2. Face frame, short rails — 18"
Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 16 3/4" left over