Magnetic Knife Block — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 4 1/2" — Black Walnut

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 6% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 89 7/8" left over
5"
1. Base / foot — 5"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Hard Maple

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Back slab — 15"

1/2" × 3 1/2" — Black Walnut

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 17% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over
15"
1. Front slab (magnet side) — 15"

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" × 4 1/2" — Black Walnut

Board 1 · 89 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Hard Maple

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over

1/2" × 3 1/2" — Black Walnut

Board 1 · 79 7/8" left over