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Cat Litter Box Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 43 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 51"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 3/8" left over

    1. Base plywood — 46 1/2"

3/4" × 3"

7 boards · 10.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Horizontal front/back supports — 41"
    2. Horizontal front/back supports — 41"
    3. Horizontal side support — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Horizontal front/back supports — 41"
    2. Horizontal front/back supports — 41"
    3. Horizontal side support — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    2. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    3. Vertical center support — 25"

  4. Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    2. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    3. Door vertical components — 24"

  5. Board 5 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    2. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    3. Door vertical components — 24"

  6. Board 6 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    2. Vertical corner supports — 32"
    3. Door vertical components — 24"

  7. Board 7 · 43 1/2" left over

    1. Door vertical components — 24"
    2. Horizontal side support — 9"
    3. Horizontal side support — 9"
    4. Horizontal side support — 9"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 82 1/2" left over

    1. Door horizontal components — 3"
    2. Door horizontal components — 3"
    3. Door horizontal components — 3"
    4. Door horizontal components — 3"

1/2" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Front base trim — 49"
    2. Side base trim — 16"
    3. Side base trim — 16"

1/4" × 29"

1 board · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 7/8" left over

    1. Back plywood/beadboard — 46"

1/4" × 16"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 45 3/4" left over

    1. Right side plywood/beadboard — 29"
    2. Left side plywood/beadboard — 20"

1/4" × 13"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Door plywood/beadboard — 18"
    2. Door plywood/beadboard — 18"

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.