DIY Wood Trunk with Storage — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/8" left over
58 1/2"15"15"
1. Bottom frame, long — 58 1/2"
2. Bottom frame, sides — 15"
3. Bottom frame, sides — 15"
Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over
58 1/2"14"14"
1. Bottom frame, long — 58 1/2"
2. Lid support cleats — 14"
3. Lid support cleats — 14"
Board 3 · 80 7/8" left over
14"
1. Lid support cleats — 14"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 5 ft

11 boards · 24.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
60"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Front, back, and top — 60"
2. Sides — 16 1/2"
3. Sides — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over
60"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Front, back, and top — 60"
2. Sides — 16 1/2"
3. Sides — 16 1/2"
Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over
60"16 1/2"16 1/2"

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.

DIY Wood Trunk with Storage — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 80 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 5 ft

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 36 3/8" left over

Board 10 · 36 3/8" left over

Board 11 · 36 3/8" left over