36" Pie-Cut Corner Base Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 34 1/2" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet

2 boards · 23.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over
34 3/4"34"22 1/4"
1. Larger back piece — 34 3/4"
2. Smaller back piece — 34"
3. Sides — 22 1/4"
Board 2 · 72 5/8" left over
22 1/4"
1. Sides — 22 1/4"

3/4" × 34" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet

1 board · 12.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 35 5/8" left over
34"20"5"
1. Bottom shelf — 34"
2. Top, with pie cut — 20"
3. Base support, long — 5"

3/4" × 15" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 6% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 89 7/8" left over
5"
1. Base support, short — 5"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Hardwood 1x2, 10 ft total

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5/8" left over
27"27"13 1/2"13 1/2"12 3/4"
1. Face frame stiles — 27"
2. Face frame stiles — 27"
3. Face frame rails, wide — 13 1/2"
4. Face frame rails, wide — 13 1/2"
5. Face frame rails, narrow — 12 3/4"
Board 2 · 82 1/8" left over
12 3/4"
1. Face frame rails, narrow — 12 3/4"

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" × 34 1/2" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet

Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 72 5/8" left over

3/4" × 34" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet

Board 1 · 35 5/8" left over

3/4" × 15" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet

Board 1 · 89 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Hardwood 1x2, 10 ft total

Board 1 · 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 82 1/8" left over