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Apothecary Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 18"

1 board · 16.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 40% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 57 7/8" left over

    1. Upper back — 37"

3" × 17"

1 board · 25.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom — 21"
    2. Divider — 21"
    3. Top — 21"

3" × 16"

1 board · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Lower back — 18"

3" × 15"

1 board · 11.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 62 3/4" left over

    1. Side — 16"
    2. Side — 16"

1" × 12"

1 board · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 42% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 55 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 13"
    2. Shelf — 13"
    3. Door panel — 13"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 22% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 74 1/2" left over

    1. Front/back leg — 5"
    2. Front/back leg — 5"
    3. Front/back leg — 5"
    4. Front/back leg — 5"

3/4" × 1"

6 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Upper front stile — 37"
    2. Upper front stile — 37"
    3. Lower front stile — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Side stile — 37"
    2. Side stile — 37"
    3. Lower front stile — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 1/2" left over

    1. Side stile — 37"
    2. Side stile — 37"
    3. Base front/back rail — 15"
    4. Side leg — 5"

  4. Board 4 · 1/2" left over

    1. Upper door stile — 37"
    2. Upper door stile — 37"
    3. Base front/back rail — 15"
    4. Side leg — 5"

  5. Board 5 · 1/8" left over

    1. Lower door stile — 15"
    2. Lower door stile — 15"
    3. Upper door rail — 13"
    4. Upper door rail — 13"
    5. Lower door rail — 13"
    6. Lower door rail — 13"
    7. Side rail — 12"

  6. Board 6 · 26 1/8" left over

    1. Side rail — 12"
    2. Side rail — 12"
    3. Side rail — 12"
    4. Base side rail — 11"
    5. Base side rail — 11"
    6. Side leg — 5"
    7. Side leg — 5"

1/4" × 1/4"

3 boards · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Long side glass top — 34"
    2. Long side glass top — 34"
    3. Short door glass stop — 13"
    4. Short door glass stop — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Long side glass top — 34"
    2. Long side glass top — 34"
    3. Short side glass stop — 12"
    4. Short side glass stop — 12"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Long door glass stop — 34"
    2. Long door glass stop — 34"
    3. Short side glass stop — 12"
    4. Short side glass stop — 12"

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.