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Rolling Benchtop Tool Stand — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

7 boards · 38.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 32"
    2. Bench Top — 32"
    3. Shelves — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 32"
    2. Bench Top — 32"
    3. Shelves — 29"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Bench Top — 32"
    2. Shelves — 32"
    3. Large Frame Pieces — 29"

  4. Board 4 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 32"
    2. Shelves — 32"
    3. Large Frame Pieces — 29"

  5. Board 5 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Large Frame Pieces — 29"
    2. Large Frame Pieces — 29"
    3. Legs — 19"
    4. Supports — 14"

  6. Board 6 · 9 3/8" left over

    1. Legs — 19"
    2. Legs — 19"
    3. Legs — 19"
    4. Supports — 14"
    5. Supports — 14"

  7. Board 7 · 40 3/8" left over

    1. Supports — 14"
    2. Short Frame Pieces — 10"
    3. Short Frame Pieces — 10"
    4. Short Frame Pieces — 10"
    5. Short Frame Pieces — 10"

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.