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Doll House — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 15"

1 board · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 29"

1/2" × 26"

1 board · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 40"

1/2" × 15"

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Bottom — 40"
    2. Left Wall — 32 3/4"
    3. Top Right Wall — 18 3/4"

1/2" × 14"

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 39 3/4" left over

    1. Mid-Shelf — 40"
    2. Right Lower Wall — 15"

1/2" × 13"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 3/4" left over

    1. Interior Walls — 14 1/2"
    2. Interior Walls — 14 1/2"

1/2" × 10"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Panels (cut with 35­° beveled angle on one long side of each board) — 31"
    2. Roof Panels (cut with 35­° beveled angle on one long side of each board) — 31"

1/4" × 1/2"

2 boards · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 0" left over

    1. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 13"
    2. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 13"
    3. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 13"
    4. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 11"
    5. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 11"
    6. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 11"
    7. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 11"
    8. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 83 7/8" left over

    1. Moulding for railing (or custom cut) — 11"

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.