Outdoor Grill Prep Cart — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

2 boards · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over
23 3/4"23 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Legs — 23 3/4"
2. Legs — 23 3/4"
3. Legs — 23 3/4"
Board 2 · 71 1/8" left over
23 3/4"
1. Legs — 23 3/4"

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

5 boards · 18.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 1/4" left over
65"24 1/2"
1. Length aprons — 65"
2. Center supports — 24 1/2"
Board 2 · 5 1/4" left over
65"24 1/2"
1. Length aprons — 65"
2. Center supports — 24 1/2"
Board 3 · 5 1/4" left over
65"24 1/2"
1. Length aprons — 65"
2. Center supports — 24 1/2"
Board 4 · 5 1/4" left over
65"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

10 boards · 19.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top and shelf slats — 72"
Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top and shelf slats — 72"
Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top and shelf slats — 72"
Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top and shelf slats — 72"
Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Top and shelf slats — 72"
Board 6

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.

Outdoor Grill Prep Cart — board plan

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 4x4

Board 1 · 23 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 71 1/8" left over

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 5 1/4" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 6

Board 5 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 7 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 22 7/8" left over