Pallet Cooler Stand — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine or fir

5 boards · 15.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over
36"36"20"
1. Leg posts — 36"
2. Leg posts — 36"
3. Top frame short rails — 20"
Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over
36"36"20"
1. Leg posts — 36"
2. Leg posts — 36"
3. Top frame short rails — 20"
Board 3 · 16 5/8" left over
26"26"26"
1. Frame long rails — 26"
2. Frame long rails — 26"
3. Frame long rails — 26"
Board 4 · 3/8" left over
26"17"17"17"17"
1. Frame long rails — 26"
2. Bottom support slats — 17"
3. Bottom support slats — 17"
4. Bottom support slats — 17"
5. Bottom support slats — 17"
Board 5 · 77 7/8" left over
17"
1. Bottom support slats — 17"

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" × 3 1/2" — Pine or fir

Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 16 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 77 7/8" left over