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Printers Cabinet Cat Litter Box Enclosure — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 78 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 8"
    2. Base — 8"

1" × 4"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 86 7/8" left over

    1. Base trim — 8"

1" × 3"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 86 7/8" left over

    1. Base supports — 8"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Cabinet framing — 6"
    2. Cabinet framing — 6"
    3. Cabinet framing — 6"
    4. Cabinet framing — 6"
    5. Cabinet framing — 6"
    6. Cabinet framing — 6"
    7. Cabinet framing — 6"
    8. Cabinet framing — 6"
    9. Cabinet framing — 6"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 59 3/8" left over

    1. Base shelf — 15"
    2. Drawer boxes — 5"
    3. Drawer boxes — 5"
    4. Drawer boxes — 5"
    5. Drawer boxes — 5"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 37 1/4" left over

    1. Plywood — 4"
    2. Plywood — 4"
    3. Plywood — 4"
    4. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    5. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    6. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    7. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    8. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    9. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    10. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    11. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    12. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    13. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    14. Drawer/door panels — 4"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 27% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    2. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    3. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    4. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    5. Drawer/door panels — 4"
    6. Drawer/door panels — 4"

1/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 82 5/8" left over

    1. Plywood — 4"
    2. Plywood — 4"
    3. Plywood — 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.