Face Frame Base Kitchen Cabinet Carcass, 24" — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 22 1/2" — Cabinet-grade plywood, ripped to 22-1/2"

1 board · 12.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Sides — 34 1/2"
2. Sides — 34 1/2"
3. Bottom shelf — 23 1/2"

3/4" × 3" — Plywood scrap or 1x4

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 3/4" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Front top support — 23 1/2"
2. Back top support — 23 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Face frame stiles — 34 1/2"
2. Face frame stiles — 34 1/2"
3. Face frame rails — 21 1/2"
Board 2 · 73 3/8" left over
21 1/2"
1. Face frame rails — 21 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.

3/4" × 22 1/2" — Cabinet-grade plywood, ripped to 22-1/2"

Board 1 · 2 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3" — Plywood scrap or 1x4

Board 1 · 47 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 4 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 73 3/8" left over