Draw it before you buy it
Set the size, pick the wood, and watch what it does to the drawing and to the price. Every figure below is worked from the real board feet and the real hours — there is no markup hidden in a round number.
Trestle table in white oak, 6′ 0″ × 3′ 1″, hardwax oil. 41 board feet, 34.9 hours on the bench.
Updates with the drawing. This is the list the timber is bought against.
Cut list
| # | Part | Length | Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top | 6′ 0″ | 37″ × 1.5″ |
| 2 | Bearer × 2 | 2′ 4″ | 3.25″ × 2.25″ |
| 3 | Post × 2 | 1′ 11½″ | 3.5″ × 3″ |
| 4 | Foot × 2 | 2′ 6″ | 3.5″ × 2.75″ |
| 5 | Stretcher | 4′ 2″ | 1.5″ × 5.5″ |
| 6 | Wedge × 4 | 5″ | 0.75″ × 1.1″ |