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Kreg K5 Storage Cabinet with T-Track Clamps — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1/2" × 15"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Base — 29"

1/2" × 7"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Material Supports — 8"
    2. Material Supports — 8"

1/2" × 4"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 76 3/4" left over

    1. Base Supports — 9"
    2. Base Supports — 9"

1/2" × 3"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 80 3/4" left over

    1. Lg. Drawer Bottoms (Poplar) — 7"
    2. Lg. Drawer Bottoms (Poplar) — 7"

1/2" × 2"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21 1/2" left over

    1. Sides - Dividers — 8"
    2. Sides - Dividers — 8"
    3. Sides - Dividers — 8"
    4. Sides - Dividers — 8"
    5. Sides - Dividers — 8"
    6. Sides - Dividers — 8"
    7. Sm. Drawer Bottoms (Poplar) — 7"
    8. Sm. Drawer Bottoms (Poplar) — 7"
    9. Inside Spacers — 3"
    10. Inside Spacers — 3"
    11. Outside Spacers — 2"
    12. Outside Spacers — 2"

1/2" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21" left over

    1. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    2. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    3. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    4. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    5. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    6. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    7. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    8. Drawer Sides (Poplar) — 7"
    9. Lg. Drawer Fronts — 3"
    10. Lg. Drawer Fronts — 3"
    11. Sm. Drawer Fronts — 2"
    12. Sm. Drawer Fronts — 2"
    13. Lg. Drawer Backs (Poplar) — 2"
    14. Lg. Drawer Backs (Poplar) — 2"
    15. Sm. Drawer Backs (Poplar) — 1"
    16. Sm. Drawer Backs (Poplar) — 1"

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.