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Herringbone Door Buffet — board plan

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

Buy 23 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

7 boards · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Top rails — 72"
    2. Side Rails — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 7 3/4" left over

    1. Top rails — 72"
    2. Side Rails — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Rails — 69"
    2. Front and Back Stiles — 25"

  4. Board 4 · 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Rails — 69"
    2. Front and Back Stiles — 25"

  5. Board 5 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 27"
    2. Legs — 27"
    3. Legs — 27"

  6. Board 6 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 27"
    2. Front and Back Stiles — 25"
    3. Front and Back Stiles — 25"
    4. Side Rails — 15"

  7. Board 7 · 79 7/8" left over

    1. Side Rails — 15"

3/4" × 15"

2 boards · 16.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Plywood — 69"
    2. Side Plywood — 25"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Plywood — 69"
    2. Side Plywood — 25"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Support Rails — 15"
    2. Top and Bottom Support Rails — 15"
    3. Top and Bottom Support Rails — 15"
    4. Top and Bottom Support Rails — 15"
    5. Top and Bottom Support Rails — 15"
    6. Top and Bottom Support Rails — 15"

3/4" × 1"

4 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Sides of Door Frames — 22"
    2. Sides of Door Frames — 22"
    3. Sides of Door Frames — 22"
    4. Sides of Door Frames — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Sides of Door Frames — 22"
    2. Sides of Door Frames — 22"
    3. Sides of Door Frames — 22"
    4. Sides of Door Frames — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"
    2. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"
    3. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"
    4. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"
    5. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"
    6. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"
    2. Top and Bottom Door Frames — 15"

3/4" × 3/4"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 6% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 90 1/2" left over

    1. Door Stops — 1"
    2. Door Stops — 1"
    3. Door Stops — 1"
    4. Door Stops — 1"

1/2" × 12"

1 board · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Door plywood — 22"
    2. Door plywood — 22"
    3. Door plywood — 22"
    4. Door plywood — 22"

1/4" × 27"

1 board · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 23 7/8" left over

    1. Back Plywood — 71"

1/4" × 1"

6 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    2. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    3. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    4. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    5. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    6. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    7. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    8. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    9. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    10. Herringbone Pieces — 9"

  2. Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    2. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    3. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    4. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    5. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    6. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    7. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    8. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    9. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    10. Herringbone Pieces — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    2. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    3. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    4. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    5. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    6. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    7. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    8. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    9. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    10. Herringbone Pieces — 9"

  4. Board 4 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    2. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    3. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    4. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    5. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    6. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    7. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    8. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    9. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    10. Herringbone Pieces — 9"

  5. Board 5 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    2. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    3. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    4. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    5. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    6. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    7. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    8. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    9. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    10. Herringbone Pieces — 9"

  6. Board 6 · 40 1/4" left over

    1. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    2. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    3. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    4. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    5. Herringbone Pieces — 9"
    6. Herringbone Pieces — 9"

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.