Braden Entryway Hutch — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

3 boards · 14.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
50"30"13 7/8"
1. Sides and middle — 50"
2. Top — 30"
3. Top cubby floors — 13 7/8"
Board 2 · 30 7/8" left over
50"13 7/8"
1. Sides and middle — 50"
2. Top cubby floors — 13 7/8"
Board 3 · 44 7/8" left over
50"
1. Sides and middle — 50"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 30 in

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 67" left over
13 7/8"13 7/8"
1. Bottom supports — 13 7/8"
2. Bottom supports — 13 7/8"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

2 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15" left over
49 1/4"30 1/2"
1. Side trim — 49 1/4"
2. Top trim — 30 1/2"
Board 2 · 18" left over
49 1/4"27 1/2"
1. Side trim — 49 1/4"
2. Shelf trim — 27 1/2"

3/8" × 30" — 1/4" to 1/2" plywood, for back

1 board · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 44 1/8" left over
50 3/4"
1. Back — 50 3/4"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 30 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 44 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 30 in

Board 1 · 67" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 15" left over

Board 2 · 18" left over

3/8" × 30" — 1/4" to 1/2" plywood, for back

Board 1 · 44 1/8" left over