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Industrial Cubby Storage — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over

    1. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
    2. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
    3. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
    4. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
    5. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
    6. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over

    1. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
    2. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
    3. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
    4. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
    5. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
    6. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

6 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8" left over

    1. Vertical Posts — 47 1/2"
    2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    4. Horizontal Supports — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 8" left over

    1. Vertical Posts — 47 1/2"
    2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    4. Horizontal Supports — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 8" left over

    1. Vertical Posts — 47 1/2"
    2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    4. Horizontal Supports — 13"

  4. Board 4 · 8" left over

    1. Vertical Posts — 47 1/2"
    2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    4. Horizontal Supports — 13"

  5. Board 5 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    4. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    5. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    6. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    7. Horizontal Supports — 13"

  6. Board 6 · 8 1/8" left over

    1. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    4. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    5. Horizontal Supports — 13"
    6. 2 x 2 Rails — 10 1/2"
    7. 2 x 2 Rails — 10 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

2 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Top Board — 42"
    2. Top Board — 42"

  2. Board 2 · 52 7/8" left over

    1. Top Board — 42"

1/2" × 1/2"

2 boards · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Stop Blocks — 13"
    2. Stop Blocks — 13"
    3. Stop Blocks — 13"
    4. Stop Blocks — 13"
    5. Stop Blocks — 13"
    6. Stop Blocks — 13"
    7. Stop Blocks — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 68 3/4" left over

    1. Stop Blocks — 13"
    2. Stop Blocks — 13"

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.