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DIY Storage Bench (IKEA Nornas Look-alike) — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Long Frame Pieces — 44 1/2"
    2. Long Frame Pieces — 44 1/2"
    3. Short Frame Pieces — 4"

  2. Board 2 · 82 3/8" left over

    1. Short Frame Pieces — 4"
    2. Feet — 2"
    3. Feet — 2"
    4. Feet — 2"
    5. Feet — 2"

3/4" × 11 1/4"

1 board · 5.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 1/8" left over

    1. Vertical Pieces and Shelf — 15"
    2. Vertical Pieces and Shelf — 15"
    3. Vertical Pieces and Shelf — 15"
    4. Vertical Pieces and Shelf — 15"
    5. Vertical Pieces and Shelf — 15"
    6. Top and Bottom pieces — 4"
    7. Top and Bottom pieces — 4"

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.