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DIY Dartboard Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 22% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 74 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 20"

3/4" × 10"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Doors — 21"
    2. Doors — 21"

3/4" × 6"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Trim — 23"
    2. Top and Bottom Trim — 23"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over

    1. Box sides — 21"
    2. Box sides — 21"
    3. Box Top and Bottom — 20"
    4. Box Top and Bottom — 20"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 11% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 85 7/8" left over

    1. Dart Holder — 9"

1/4" × 2"

2 boards · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/8" left over

    1. Door sides — 21"
    2. Door sides — 21"
    3. Door sides — 21"
    4. Door sides — 21"
    5. Door Top and Bottom — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 64 5/8" left over

    1. Door Top and Bottom — 10"
    2. Door Top and Bottom — 10"
    3. Door Top and Bottom — 10"

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.