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Garage Storage and Work Center — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on an 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

3" × 18"

1 board · 20.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 50% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 47 7/8" left over

    1. Workbench Top — 47"

3" × 15"

3 boards · 79.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Large Box Top/Bottom — 22"
    2. Large Box Top/Bottom — 22"
    3. Large Box Top/Bottom — 22"
    4. Large Box Top/Bottom — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Large Box Shelf — 22"
    2. Large Box Shelf — 22"
    3. Small Box Top/Bottom — 22"
    4. Small Box Top/Bottom — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Small Box Top/Bottom — 22"
    2. Small Box Top/Bottom — 22"

3" × 12"

1 board · 17.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Small Box Side — 15"
    2. Small Box Side — 15"
    3. Small Box Side — 15"
    4. Small Box Side — 15"

3" × 5"

1 board · 11.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Workbench Brace — 47"
    2. Workbench Hinge Plate — 47"

3" × 3"

1 board · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Large Box Rail — 22"
    2. Large Box Rail — 22"
    3. Small Box Rail — 22"
    4. Small Box Rail — 22"

3/4" × 15"

7 boards · 58.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 72"
    2. Tower Top/Bottom — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 72"
    2. Tower Top/Bottom — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 72"
    2. Tower Top/Bottom — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 72"
    2. Tower Top/Bottom — 22"

  5. Board 5 · 1/2" left over

    1. Large Box Side — 24"
    2. Large Box Side — 24"
    3. Large Box Side — 24"
    4. Tower Divider — 22"

  6. Board 6 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Large Box Side — 24"
    2. Tower Divider — 22"
    3. Tower Shelf — 22"
    4. Tower Shelf — 22"

  7. Board 7 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Tower Shelf — 22"
    2. Tower Shelf — 22"
    3. Tower Shelf — 22"
    4. Tower Shelf — 22"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Rail — 22"
    2. Tower Rail — 22"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  • Lower Ledger at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Upper Ledger — 48"

1/4" × 16"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Pegboard — 48"

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.