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Craftsman Toy Box Bench — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 17"

2 boards · 14.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Box Front — 48"
    2. Box Top — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Box Back — 48"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Box Side — 17"
    2. Box Side — 17"

3/4" × 14"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Box Bottom — 48"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/4" left over

    1. Back Slat Wide — 13"
    2. Back Slat Wide — 13"
    3. Side Trim — 12"
    4. Side Trim — 12"
    5. Arm Trim — 5"
    6. Arm Trim — 5"

3/4" × 2"

5 boards · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Slat — 46"
    2. Long Slat — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Slat — 46"
    2. Long Slat — 46"

  3. Board 3 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Back Leg — 34"
    2. Back Leg — 34"
    3. Front Leg — 23"

  4. Board 4 · 5 3/8" left over

    1. Front Leg — 23"
    2. Arm Rest — 17"
    3. Arm Rest — 17"
    4. Side Rail — 16"
    5. Side Rail — 16"

  5. Board 5 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 16"
    2. Side Rail — 16"
    3. Side Rail — 16"
    4. Side Rail — 16"
    5. Front Trim — 12"
    6. Front Trim — 12"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    2. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    3. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    4. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    5. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    6. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    7. Back Slat Thin — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 68 3/4" left over

    1. Back Slat Thin — 13"
    2. Back Slat Thin — 13"

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.