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Wood and Metal Desk — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 29 1/4" left over

    1. Back long cross supports — 8"
    2. Back long cross supports — 8"
    3. Legs — 4"
    4. Legs — 4"
    5. Legs — 4"
    6. Legs — 4"
    7. Legs — 4"
    8. Legs — 4"
    9. Side frames top / bottom — 4"
    10. Side frames top / bottom — 4"
    11. Side frames top / bottom — 4"
    12. Side frames top / bottom — 4"
    13. Side frames top / bottom — 4"
    14. Side frames top / bottom — 4"

3/4" × 24"

1 board · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 44"

3/4" × 22"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf ledge — 26"

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 3/4" left over

    1. Side panels — 24"
    2. Side panels — 24"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/8" left over

    1. Short cross supports — 8"
    2. Short cross supports — 8"
    3. Short cross supports — 8"
    4. Short cross supports — 8"
    5. Front long cross support — 8"

1/4" × 14"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 67 7/8" left over

    1. Backing — 27"

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.