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X-leg Console Table with shelves — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 6"

4 boards · 32.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 50"
    2. Middle shelf — 39"

  2. Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 50"
    2. Middle shelf — 39"

  3. Board 3 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 50"
    2. Bottom Shelf — 37"

  4. Board 4 · 17 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 37"
    2. Top divider — 14"
    3. Top divider — 14"
    4. Bottom Divider — 12"

2" × 4"

2 boards · 11.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Long Angled cut (see picture) — 30"
    2. Long Angled cut (see picture) — 30"
    3. Leg Supports — 16"
    4. Leg Supports — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Leg Supports — 16"
    2. Leg Supports — 16"
    3. Short Angled Cut (See Picture) — 15"
    4. Short Angled Cut (See Picture) — 15"
    5. Short Angled Cut (See Picture) — 15"
    6. Short Angled Cut (See Picture) — 15"

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.