Open Wall Cabinet, 36" Wide x 30" Tall — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 10 1/4" — 3/4" plywood

3 boards · 14.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Fixed shelves — 36"
2. Fixed shelves — 36"
Board 2 · 25" left over
35 3/4"34"
1. Adjustable shelves — 35 3/4"
2. Top and bottom — 34"
Board 3 · 5/8" left over
34"30"30"
1. Top and bottom — 34"
2. Sides — 30"
3. Sides — 30"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 3/4" plywood or 1x4

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over
34"
1. Hanging support — 34"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Face frame top rail — 36"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
36"26"26"
1. Face frame bottom rail — 36"
2. Face frame stiles — 26"
3. Face frame stiles — 26"

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 3/8" left over
35 1/2"
1. Back — 35 1/2"

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.

3/4" × 10 1/4" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 25" left over

Board 3 · 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 3/4" plywood or 1x4

Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 59 3/8" left over