Desk Hutch for File Cubby Base Desk — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

2 boards · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5" left over
47 1/2"17 1/4"15 1/4"9 1/2"
1. Top — 47 1/2"
2. Shelving-area bottom — 17 1/4"
3. Vertical sides and divider — 15 1/4"
4. Shelving-area dividers — 9 1/2"
Board 2 · 45" left over
15 1/4"15 1/4"9 1/2"9 1/2"
1. Vertical sides and divider — 15 1/4"
2. Vertical sides and divider — 15 1/4"
3. Shelving-area dividers — 9 1/2"
4. Shelving-area dividers — 9 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 50" left over
27 1/2"17 1/4"
1. Open-area base — 27 1/2"
2. Shelving-area base — 17 1/4"

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" backing

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over
47"
1. Back panel — 47"

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" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 5" left over

Board 2 · 45" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 50" left over

1/4" × 16" — 1/4" backing

Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over