Farmhouse Toy Box — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 1/4" — Edge-glued project panel

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Lid — 36"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

1 board · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over
33"33"
1. Bottom boards — 33"
2. Bottom boards — 33"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

4 boards · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
33"33"13"13"
1. Side planks — 33"
2. Side planks — 33"
3. End planks — 13"
4. End planks — 13"
Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over
33"33"13"13"
1. Side planks — 33"
2. Side planks — 33"
3. End planks — 13"
4. End planks — 13"
Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 29 1/2" left over
16 1/4"16 1/4"16 1/4"16 1/4"
1. Leg fronts — 16 1/4"
2. Leg fronts — 16 1/4"
3. Leg fronts — 16 1/4"
4. Leg fronts — 16 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over
36"16 1/4"16 1/4"16 1/4"
1. Top trim — 36"
2. Leg sides — 16 1/4"
3. Leg sides — 16 1/4"
4. Leg sides — 16 1/4"
Board 2 · 78 5/8" left over
16 1/4"
1. Leg sides — 16 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.

3/4" × 15 1/4" — Edge-glued project panel

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 29 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 78 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over