Wood Christmas Tree Collar — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 8 ft

4 boards · 16.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
32"32"30 1/2"
1. Even-gap panel boards — 32"
2. Even-gap panel boards — 32"
3. Overlap panel boards — 30 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/8" left over
32"32"30 1/2"
1. Even-gap panel boards — 32"
2. Even-gap panel boards — 32"
3. Overlap panel boards — 30 1/2"
Board 3 · 1/8" left over
32"32"30 1/2"
1. Even-gap panel boards — 32"
2. Even-gap panel boards — 32"
3. Overlap panel boards — 30 1/2"
Board 4 · 3 1/8" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Overlap panel boards — 30 1/2"
2. Overlap panel boards — 30 1/2"
3. Overlap panel boards — 30 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over
23 1/4"23 1/4"23 1/4"23 1/4"
1. Overlap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"
2. Overlap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"
3. Overlap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"
4. Overlap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over
23 1/4"23 1/4"23 1/4"23 1/4"
1. Even-gap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"
2. Even-gap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"
3. Even-gap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"
4. Even-gap panel cross straps — 23 1/4"

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" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 3 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 1/2" left over