DIY Chevron Narrow Side Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, ripped into 15-3/4" strips (or 1x12 boards for a narrower depth)

2 boards · 11.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/8" left over
35 1/4"35 1/4"23 3/4"
1. Sides — 35 1/4"
2. Sides — 35 1/4"
3. Top — 23 3/4"
Board 2 · 72 5/8" left over
22 1/4"
1. Bottom shelf — 22 1/4"

3/4" × 15 1/4" — 3/4" plywood, ripped into 15-3/4" strips (or 1x12 boards for a narrower depth)

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 5/8" left over
22 1/4"
1. Middle shelf — 22 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

3 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
33 1/2"33 1/2"27 1/2"
1. Face frame sides — 33 1/2"
2. Face frame sides — 33 1/2"
3. Door stiles — 27 1/2"
Board 2 · 3/4" left over
27 1/2"23 3/4"18 3/4"14 1/8"9 1/2"
1. Door stiles — 27 1/2"
2. Face frame top — 23 3/4"
3. Face frame bottom — 18 3/4"
4. Chevron pieces, parallel — 14 1/8"
5. Chevron pieces, non-parallel — 9 1/2"
Board 3

1/4" × 27 1/2" — 1/4" plywood, 48" x 48"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 76 3/8" left over
18 1/2"
1. Door panel — 18 1/2"

1/4" × 23 3/4" — 1/4" plywood, 48" x 48"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 62 1/8" left over
32 3/4"
1. Back — 32 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" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, ripped into 15-3/4" strips (or 1x12 boards for a narrower depth)

Board 1 · 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 72 5/8" left over

3/4" × 15 1/4" — 3/4" plywood, ripped into 15-3/4" strips (or 1x12 boards for a narrower depth)

Board 1 · 72 5/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 3/4" left over

Board 3

1/4" × 27 1/2" — 1/4" plywood, 48" x 48"

Board 1 · 76 3/8" left over

1/4" × 23 3/4" — 1/4" plywood, 48" x 48"

Board 1 · 62 1/8" left over