Bench with Built-In Storage – Metric — board plan

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

Buy 0 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

19" × 457"

0 boards · 165592.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Box Lid at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Bench Platform at 1194" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Cushion Base at 737" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 64"

0 boards · 80951.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Leg at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
End Rail at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
End Rail at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
End Rail at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
End Rail at 343" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Upper Rail at 898" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Upper Rail at 898" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Lower Rail at 1022" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Lower Rail at 1022" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Box Side at 419" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Box Side at 419" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Box Front/Back at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Box Front/Back at 457" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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.