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Modular Miter Station – Phase 3 – Assembly Cart — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 32"

2 boards · 21.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 38 7/8" left over

    1. Top & Bottom — 56"

  2. Board 2 · 38 7/8" left over

    1. Top & Bottom — 56"

3/4" × 29"

1 board · 16.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5/8" left over

    1. Middle Section Uprights — 32"
    2. Middle Section Uprights — 32"
    3. Middle Section Shelf — 30"

3/4" × 28"

1 board · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 41 7/8" left over

    1. Second Top — 53"

3/4" × 14"

2 boards · 12.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf End Uprights — 29"
    2. Shelf End Uprights — 29"
    3. Shelves — 18"
    4. Shelves — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 40 5/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 18"
    2. Shelves — 18"
    3. Shelves — 18"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Side Upright — 29"

3/4" × 10"

1 board · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Clamp End Uprights — 29"
    2. Clamp End Uprights — 29"

3/4" × 5"

4 boards · 8.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over

    1. Drawer Fronts — 13"
    2. Drawer Fronts — 13"
    3. Drawer Fronts — 13"
    4. Drawer Fronts — 13"
    5. Drawer Fronts — 13"
    6. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    7. Drawer Box Sides — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 6" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    2. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    3. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    4. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    5. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    6. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    7. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    8. Drawer Box Sides — 11"

  3. Board 3 · 6" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    2. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    3. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    4. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    5. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    6. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    7. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    8. Drawer Box Sides — 11"

  4. Board 4 · 72 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides — 11"
    2. Drawer Box Sides — 11"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Shelf Cleat — 29"
    2. Shelf Cleat — 29"

3/4" × 3/4"

2 boards · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6" left over

    1. Drawer Slides — 11"
    2. Drawer Slides — 11"
    3. Drawer Slides — 11"
    4. Drawer Slides — 11"
    5. Drawer Slides — 11"
    6. Drawer Slides — 11"
    7. Drawer Slides — 11"
    8. Drawer Slides — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 72 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Slides — 11"
    2. Drawer Slides — 11"

1/4" × 16"

2 boards · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Sliding Doors — 29"
    2. Sliding Doors — 29"
    3. Sliding Doors — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Sliding Doors — 29"

1/4" × 11"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms — 12"
    2. Drawer Bottoms — 12"
    3. Drawer Bottoms — 12"
    4. Drawer Bottoms — 12"
    5. Drawer Bottoms — 12"

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.