Chick Brooding Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

8 boards · 9.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 7/8" left over
66"
1. Legs — 66"
Board 2 · 28 7/8" left over
66"
1. Legs — 66"
Board 3 · 28 7/8" left over
66"
1. Legs — 66"
Board 4 · 28 7/8" left over
66"
1. Legs — 66"
Board 5 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Front and back trim — 36"
2. Front and back trim — 36"
Board 6 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Front and back trim — 36"
2. Front and back trim — 36"
Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Front and back trim — 36"
2. Front and back trim — 36"
Board 8 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Front and back trim — 36"
2. Front and back trim — 36"

3/4" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood (ripped strip), referred to as 1x16

4 boards · 24.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Sides — 60"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Sides — 60"
Board 3 · 19 3/4" left over
39"36"
1. Top — 39"
2. Shelves — 36"
Board 4 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Shelves — 36"
2. Shelves — 36"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over
35 3/4"
1. Bottom cleanout door — 35 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over
24 3/4"24 3/4"24 3/4"12 3/4"
1. Door stiles — 24 3/4"
2. Door stiles — 24 3/4"
3. Door stiles — 24 3/4"
4. Door rails — 12 3/4"
Board 2 · 31 1/2" left over
24 3/4"12 3/4"12 3/4"12 3/4"
1. Door stiles — 24 3/4"
2. Door rails — 12 3/4"
3. Door rails — 12 3/4"
4. Door rails — 12 3/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over
39"39"15 1/2"
1. Top trim — 39"
2. Top trim — 39"
3. Side trim — 15 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over
15 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Side trim — 15 1/2"
2. Side trim — 15 1/2"
3. Side trim — 15 1/2"
4. Grated-bottom supports — 15 1/2"
5. Grated-bottom supports — 15 1/2"

1/4" × 38 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or similar sheet material

1 board · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back — 60"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 28 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 28 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 28 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 28 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 22 3/4" left over

3/4" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood (ripped strip), referred to as 1x16

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 19 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 22 3/4" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 59 1/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 31 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

1/4" × 38 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or similar sheet material

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over