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DIY Hope Chest {And Christmas Tree Box} — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

4 boards · 8.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Long Frame Top and Bottom — 38"
    2. Long Frame Top and Bottom — 38"
    3. Short Frame Top and Bottom — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Long Frame Top and Bottom — 38"
    2. Long Frame Top and Bottom — 38"
    3. Short Frame Top and Bottom — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Long Lid Frame Pieces — 38"
    2. Long Lid Frame Pieces — 38"
    3. Short Frame Top and Bottom — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 5 1/8" left over

    1. Short Frame Top and Bottom — 15"
    2. Short Lid Frame Pieces — 15"
    3. Short Lid Frame Pieces — 15"
    4. Long Frame Sides — 11"
    5. Long Frame Sides — 11"
    6. Long Frame Sides — 11"
    7. Long Frame Sides — 11"

1" × 2"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 1/2" left over

    1. Short Frame Sides — 11"
    2. Short Frame Sides — 11"
    3. Short Frame Sides — 11"
    4. Short Frame Sides — 11"

3/4" × 15"

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 7/8" left over

    1. Plywood Bottom — 35"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 24 3/4" left over

    1. Lid Slats — 35"
    2. Lid Slats — 35"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 7/8" left over

    1. Lid Slat — 35"

3/4" × 3"

5 boards · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    3. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    4. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    5. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    6. Side Panel Slats — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    3. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    4. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    5. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    6. Side Panel Slats — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    3. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    4. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    5. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    6. Side Panel Slats — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    3. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    4. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    5. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    6. Side Panel Slats — 15"

  5. Board 5 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    3. Side Panel Slats — 15"
    4. Side Panel Slats — 15"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Long Inside Lid Frame — 33"
    2. Long Inside Lid Frame — 33"
    3. Short Inside Lid Frame — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 79 7/8" left over

    1. Short Inside Lid Frame — 15"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 66 3/4" left over

    1. Lid Middle Supports — 14"
    2. Lid Middle Supports — 14"

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.