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Barn Door Cabinet with Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 23 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

3 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Rails — 48"
    2. Legs — 43"

  2. Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Rails — 48"
    2. Legs — 43"

  3. Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 43"
    2. Legs — 43"

3/4" × 21"

1 board · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 48"

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over

    1. Center Divider — 31"

3/4" × 18"

1 board · 7.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 33"
    2. Sides — 33"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 25 5/8" left over

    1. Large drawer fronts — 23"
    2. Large drawer fronts — 23"
    3. Large drawer fronts — 23"

3/4" × 5"

7 boards · 16.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 47"
    2. Top Slats — 47"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top Slats — 47"
    2. Top Slats — 47"

  3. Board 3 · 1/2" left over

    1. Door Slats — 25"
    2. Door Slats — 25"
    3. Door Slats — 25"
    4. Drawer Short Side — 19"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Door Slats — 25"
    2. Door Slats — 25"
    3. Drawer Long Side — 23"
    4. Drawer Short Side — 19"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Long Side — 23"
    2. Drawer Long Side — 23"
    3. Drawer Long Side — 23"
    4. Drawer Long Side — 23"

  6. Board 6 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Long Side — 23"
    2. Drawer Short Side — 19"
    3. Drawer Short Side — 19"
    4. Drawer Short Side — 19"

  7. Board 7 · 75 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Short Side — 19"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Top Rail — 48"
    2. Small drawer front — 23"
    3. Top trim — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Top trim — 22"

3/4" × 2"

3 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Small drawer long side — 23"
    2. Small drawer long side — 23"
    3. Small drawer short side — 19"
    4. Small drawer short side — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Bottom Slats — 18"
    2. Bottom Slats — 18"
    3. Bottom Slats — 18"
    4. Bottom Slats — 18"
    5. Bottom Slats — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom Slats — 18"
    2. Bottom Slats — 18"
    3. Bottom Slats — 18"
    4. Bottom Slats — 18"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 15 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom shelf trim — 48"
    2. Center Divider Trim — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Side trim — 18"
    2. Side trim — 18"
    3. Side trim — 18"
    4. Side trim — 18"

1/4" × 33"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 43 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 51"

1/4" × 20"

1 board · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    2. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    3. Drawer Bottom — 23"
    4. Drawer Bottom — 23"

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.