Entryway Storage Bench — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 16 1/2" — Poplar

1 board · 9.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 45 7/8" left over
49"
1. Seat — 49"

3/4" × 17 1/4" — Birch Plywood

1 board · 4.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 48 3/8" left over
46 1/2"
1. Back — 46 1/2"

3/4" × 15" — Birch Plywood

2 boards · 10.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
46 1/2"17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Bottom — 46 1/2"
2. Sides — 17 1/4"
3. Sides — 17 1/4"
Board 2 · 60 1/4" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Dividers — 17 1/4"
2. Dividers — 17 1/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Poplar

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 48 3/8" left over
46 1/2"
1. Toe kick — 46 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Poplar

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Face frame rails — 45"
2. Face frame rails — 45"
Board 2 · 60 1/4" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Face frame stiles — 17 1/4"
2. Face frame stiles — 17 1/4"

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.

1 1/2" × 16 1/2" — Poplar

Board 1 · 45 7/8" left over

3/4" × 17 1/4" — Birch Plywood

Board 1 · 48 3/8" left over

3/4" × 15" — Birch Plywood

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 60 1/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Poplar

Board 1 · 48 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Poplar

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 60 1/4" left over