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DIY Garage Cabinets – How To Build Garage Cabinets — board plan

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

Buy 9 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.

3/4" × 48"

0 boards · 27.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of each board consumed

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

    3/4" × 24"

    2 boards · 75.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

    • Doors and sides at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
    • Doors and sides at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
    • Doors and sides at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
    • Doors and sides at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

    1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

      1. Top — 48"
      2. Bottom — 46"

    2. Board 2 · 48 7/8" left over

      1. Top shelf — 46"

    3/4" × 12"

    1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 48 7/8" left over

      1. Middle shelf — 46"

    3/4" × 10"

    1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over

      1. Center shelf brace — 57"

    3/4" × 4"

    2 boards · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

      1. Front and Back base brace — 46 1/2"
      2. Front and Back base brace — 46 1/2"

    2. Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

      1. Center base brace — 22 1/2"
      2. Center base brace — 22 1/2"
      3. Center base brace — 22 1/2"
      4. Center base brace — 22 1/2"

    3/4" × 1"

    2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

    1. Board 1 · 3 7/8" left over

      1. Tool box holders — 10"
      2. Tool box holders — 10"
      3. Tool box holders — 10"
      4. Tool box holders — 10"
      5. Tool box holders — 10"
      6. Tool box holders — 10"
      7. Tool box holders — 10"
      8. Tool box holders — 10"
      9. Tool box holders — 10"

    2. Board 2 · 3 7/8" left over

      1. Tool box holders — 10"
      2. Tool box holders — 10"
      3. Tool box holders — 10"
      4. Tool box holders — 10"
      5. Tool box holders — 10"
      6. Tool box holders — 10"
      7. Tool box holders — 10"
      8. Tool box holders — 10"
      9. Tool box holders — 10"

    1/2" × 3"

    1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

    • Door trim vertical pieces at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.
    • Door trim vertical pieces at 96" — Longer than a 96" board once the end trim is taken off.

    1. Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

      1. Door trim horizontal pieces — 18"
      2. Door trim horizontal pieces — 18"
      3. Door trim horizontal pieces — 18"
      4. Door trim horizontal pieces — 18"

    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.