Curio Box – In the Prairie School Design Style — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over
2"2"2"2"
1. Legs Maple — 2"
2. Legs Maple — 2"
3. Legs Maple — 2"
4. Legs Maple — 2"

1/2" × 7"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 11% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 85 7/8" left over
9"
1. Box Top Maple — 9"

1/2" × 3"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 68 1/2" left over
8"8"5"5"
1. Box Sides Cherry — 8"
2. Box Sides Cherry — 8"
3. Box Ends Cherry — 5"
4. Box Ends Cherry — 5"

1/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 8% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 87 7/8" left over
7"
1. Box Bottom Cherry Plywood — 7"

1/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 7% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 88 7/8" left over
6"
1. Insert for Top, Maple Plywood — 6"

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"

Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over

1/2" × 7"

Board 1 · 85 7/8" left over

1/2" × 3"

Board 1 · 68 1/2" left over

1/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 87 7/8" left over

1/4" × 4"

Board 1 · 88 7/8" left over