Stacked-Edge Plywood Picture Frame — board plan

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

Buy 1 board at 8 ft.

3/4" × 3/4" — Hardwood plywood

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 1/2" left over
10"10"8"8"
1. Top/bottom frame strips — 10"
2. Top/bottom frame strips — 10"
3. Side frame strips — 8"
4. Side frame strips — 8"

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" × 3/4" — Hardwood plywood

Board 1 · 58 1/2" left over