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Rolling Kitchen Cart — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 23"

1 board · 21.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 42% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 39"

3" × 18"

1 board · 12.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

    1. Platform — 28"

3" × 17"

1 board · 14.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. End Panel — 18"
    2. Divider — 18"

3" × 13"

1 board · 5.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 18"

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 33"
    2. Leg — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Leg — 33"
    2. Leg — 33"

3/4" × 2"

6 boards · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Inner Slat — 29"
    2. Inner Slat — 29"
    3. Inner Slat — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Inner Slat — 29"
    2. Inner Slat — 29"
    3. Inner Slat — 29"

  3. Board 3 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side Rail — 28"
    2. Side Rail — 28"
    3. Side Rail — 28"

  4. Board 4 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Side Rail — 28"
    2. Outer Slat — 28"
    3. Outer Slat — 28"

  5. Board 5 · 4 3/8" left over

    1. Upper End Rail — 18"
    2. Upper End Rail — 18"
    3. Lower Closed End Rail — 18"
    4. Lower Open End Rail — 18"
    5. Upper Stretcher — 18"

  6. Board 6 · 76 7/8" left over

    1. Lower Stretcher — 18"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Long Top Edging — 40"
    2. Long Top Edging — 40"
    3. Shelf Edging — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Platform Edging — 28"
    2. Platform Edging — 28"
    3. Short Top Edging — 23"
    4. Shelf Edging — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 3 3/8" left over

    1. Short Top Edging — 23"
    2. Middle End Rail — 18"
    3. Middle End Rail — 18"
    4. Divider Edging — 16"
    5. Divider Edging — 16"

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.