Pull-Out Sorting Laundry Station — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 12 ft

2 boards · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 1/4" left over
35 1/4"35 1/4"
1. Table legs — 35 1/4"
2. Table legs — 35 1/4"
Board 2 · 24 1/4" left over
35 1/4"35 1/4"
1. Table legs — 35 1/4"
2. Table legs — 35 1/4"

3/4" × 18" — 3/4" plywood or project panel, 18 in x 48 in

1 board · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Table top — 48"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 38 1/2" left over
14"14"14"14"
1. Cart bottom — 14"
2. Cart bottom — 14"
3. Cart bottom — 14"
4. Cart bottom — 14"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

6 boards · 7.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Table front/back supports — 45"
2. Table front/back supports — 45"
Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over
45"39"
1. Table front/back supports — 45"
2. Cart front/back — 39"
Board 3 · 2 5/8" left over
39"39"14"
1. Cart front/back — 39"
2. Cart front/back — 39"
3. Cart sides — 14"
Board 4 · 1 1/2" left over

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.

Pull-Out Sorting Laundry Station — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 12 ft

Board 1 · 24 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 24 1/4" left over

3/4" × 18" — 3/4" plywood or project panel, 18 in x 48 in

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 38 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 2 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 1 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 6 · 61 5/8" left over