Jewelry or Medicine Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 27"

1 board · 7.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 36% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 61 7/8" left over
33"
1. Cabinet door backing — 33"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 5% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 90 3/4" left over
2"2"
1. Cabinet supports — 2"
2. Cabinet supports — 2"

3/4" × 3 1/2"

2 boards · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/4" left over
37"37"2"2"2"2"
1. Cabinet frame pieces — 37"
2. Cabinet frame pieces — 37"
3. Cabinet frame Pieces + Cabinet door frame pieces — 2"
4. Cabinet frame Pieces + Cabinet door frame pieces — 2"
5. Cabinet frame Pieces + Cabinet door frame pieces — 2"
6. Cabinet frame Pieces + Cabinet door frame pieces — 2"
Board 2 · 32 3/4" left over
31"31"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over
2"2"2"2"
1. Shelves — 2"
2. Shelves — 2"
3. Shelves — 2"
4. Shelves — 2"

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.

1" × 27"

Board 1 · 61 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2"

Board 1 · 90 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 12 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 32 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2"

Board 1 · 86 1/2" left over