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Arts & Crafts Decorative Box — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 3/4"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over

    1. Maple Legs — 2"
    2. Maple Legs — 2"
    3. Maple Legs — 2"
    4. Maple Legs — 2"

1/2" × 7"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 11% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 85 7/8" left over

    1. Maple Box Top — 9"

1/2" × 3"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 27% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 1/2" left over

    1. Oak Long Sides — 8"
    2. Oak Long Sides — 8"
    3. Oak Short Sides — 4"
    4. Oak Short Sides — 4"

3/8" × 1/2"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 22% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 74 1/2" left over

    1. Poplar Long Top Frame — 7"
    2. Poplar Long Top Frame — 7"
    3. Poplar Short Top Frame — 3"
    4. Poplar Short Top Frame — 3"

1/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 8% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 87 7/8" left over

    1. Oak Plywood Bottom — 7"

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.