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Contemporary Cherry Liquor Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 14"

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

    1. Top Cherry — 28"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Legs Cherry — 39"
    2. Legs Cherry — 39"

  2. Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

    1. Legs Cherry — 39"
    2. Legs Cherry — 39"

3/4" × 25"

1 board · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Back Cherry Plywood — 26"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Cherry Plywood — 26"

3/4" × 11"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Sides Cherry Plywood — 26"
    2. Sides Cherry Plywood — 26"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over

    1. Front Rail — 25"
    2. Door Stiles Cherry — 24"
    3. Door Stiles Cherry — 24"
    4. Door Rails Cherry — 9"
    5. Door Rails Cherry — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 28 1/2" left over

    1. Door Stiles Cherry — 24"
    2. Door Stiles Cherry — 24"
    3. Door Rails Cherry — 9"
    4. Door Rails Cherry — 9"

1/2" × 4"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 20 1/2" left over

    1. Tray Front & Back Cherry — 26"
    2. Tray Front & Back Cherry — 26"
    3. Tray Sides Cherry — 11"
    4. Tray Sides Cherry — 11"

1/2" × 1/2"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 3/4" left over

    1. Tray Supports Cherry — 11"
    2. Tray Supports Cherry — 11"

1/4" × 10"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 27% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 69 7/8" left over

    1. Tray Bottom Cherry Plywood — 25"

1/4" × 9"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Door Panels Cherry Plywood — 21"
    2. Door Panels Cherry Plywood — 21"

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.