Open Top Toy Box — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 1/4" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Base supports — 17 1/4"
2. Base supports — 17 1/4"

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood

2 boards · 11.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
32"32"15"15"
1. Sides — 32"
2. Sides — 32"
3. Ends — 15"
4. Ends — 15"
Board 2 · 62 7/8" left over
32"
1. Sides — 32"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 3/8" left over
33"33"15 1/4"
1. Top frame (long) — 33"
2. Top frame (long) — 33"
3. Top frame (short) — 15 1/4"
Board 2 · 79 5/8" left over
15 1/4"
1. Top frame (short) — 15 1/4"

1/2" × 3 1/4" — Moulding

0 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Base and cove moulding at 108" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 60 1/4" left over

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 62 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 13 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 79 5/8" left over

1/2" × 3 1/4" — Moulding