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Miter Saw Station Project Plan — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 23"

2 boards · 14.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Cabinet door — 27"
    2. Cabinet door — 27"
    3. Cabinet door — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 67 7/8" left over

    1. Cabinet door — 27"

3/4" × 15"

6 boards · 42.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet top — 46"
    2. Cabinet top — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet bottom — 46"
    2. Cabinet bottom — 46"

  3. Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Cabinet side outside — 32"
    2. Cabinet side outside — 32"
    3. Cabinet divider — 26"

  4. Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Cabinet side inside — 32"
    2. Cabinet side inside — 32"
    3. Cabinet divider — 26"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Miter saw shelf — 26"
    2. Shelf — 22"
    3. Shelf — 22"
    4. Shelf — 22"

  6. Board 6 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 22"

3/4" × 8"

2 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Front table — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Front table — 48"

3/4" × 7"

2 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Back table — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Back table — 48"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Fence — 48"
    2. Drawer front — 23"
    3. Drawer front — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Fence — 48"

3/4" × 2"

5 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet top support — 46"
    2. Cabinet top support — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom skirt — 46"
    2. Bottom skirt — 46"

  3. Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom skirt — 46"
    2. Bottom skirt — 46"

  4. Board 4 · 12 1/2" left over

    1. MS shelf front — 26"
    2. Bottom brace — 26"
    3. Table support — 15"
    4. Table support — 15"

  5. Board 5 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Table support — 15"
    2. Table support — 15"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer side — 20"
    2. Drawer side — 20"
    3. Drawer side — 20"
    4. Drawer side — 20"
    5. Shelf support — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 24 3/8" left over

    1. Shelf support — 14"
    2. Drawer b/f — 14"
    3. Drawer b/f — 14"
    4. Drawer b/f — 14"
    5. Drawer b/f — 14"

1/4" × 30"

1 board · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet back — 46"
    2. Cabinet back — 46"

1/4" × 26"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Middle back — 29"

1/4" × 14"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer bottoms — 21"
    2. Drawer bottoms — 21"

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.