DIY Giant Jenga With Mobile Storage Case — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

6 boards · 34.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 7/8" left over
10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"
1. Jenga Pieces — 10"
2. Jenga Pieces — 10"
3. Jenga Pieces — 10"
4. Jenga Pieces — 10"
5. Jenga Pieces — 10"
6. Jenga Pieces — 10"
7. Jenga Pieces — 10"
8. Jenga Pieces — 10"
9. Jenga Pieces — 10"
Board 2 · 3 7/8" left over
10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"
1. Jenga Pieces — 10"
2. Jenga Pieces — 10"
3. Jenga Pieces — 10"
4. Jenga Pieces — 10"
5. Jenga Pieces — 10"
6. Jenga Pieces — 10"
7. Jenga Pieces — 10"
8. Jenga Pieces — 10"
9. Jenga Pieces — 10"
Board 3 · 3 7/8" left over
10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"
1. Jenga Pieces — 10"
2. Jenga Pieces — 10"
3. Jenga Pieces — 10"
4. Jenga Pieces — 10"
5. Jenga Pieces — 10"
6. Jenga Pieces — 10"
7. Jenga Pieces — 10"
8. Jenga Pieces — 10"
9. Jenga Pieces — 10"
Board 4 · 3 7/8" left over
10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"
1. Jenga Pieces — 10"
2. Jenga Pieces — 10"
3. Jenga Pieces — 10"
4. Jenga Pieces — 10"
5. Jenga Pieces — 10"
6. Jenga Pieces — 10"
7. Jenga Pieces — 10"
8. Jenga Pieces — 10"
9. Jenga Pieces — 10"
Board 5 · 3 7/8" left over
10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"
1. Jenga Pieces — 10"
2. Jenga Pieces — 10"
3. Jenga Pieces — 10"
4. Jenga Pieces — 10"
5. Jenga Pieces — 10"
6. Jenga Pieces — 10"
7. Jenga Pieces — 10"
8. Jenga Pieces — 10"
9. Jenga Pieces — 10"
Board 6 · 3 7/8" left over
10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"10"
1. Jenga Pieces — 10"
2. Jenga Pieces — 10"
3. Jenga Pieces — 10"
4. Jenga Pieces — 10"
5. Jenga Pieces — 10"
6. Jenga Pieces — 10"
7. Jenga Pieces — 10"
8. Jenga Pieces — 10"
9. Jenga Pieces — 10"

1" × 8"

3 boards · 14.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Top Panel Pieces — 21"
2. Top Panel Pieces — 21"
3. Bottom Panel Pieces — 21"
4. Bottom Panel Pieces — 21"
Board 2 · 3/8" left over
20"20"20"20"14"
1. Long Side Pieces — 20"
2. Long Side Pieces — 20"
3. Long Side Pieces — 20"
4. Long Side Pieces — 20"
5. Short Side Pieces —

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.

2" × 4"

Board 1 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 3 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 3 7/8" left over

1" × 8"

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 52 5/8" left over