Easy Rolling Storage Cart — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 9.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over
33"33"17 1/4"
1. Legs — 33"
2. Legs — 33"
3. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over
33"33"17 1/4"
1. Legs — 33"
2. Legs — 33"
3. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
Board 3 · 25 1/2" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
2. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
3. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
4. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

6 boards · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
49 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Shelf sides — 49 1/2"
2. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
3. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over
49 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Shelf sides — 49 1/2"
2. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
3. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over
49 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"

1/2" × 15 3/4" — Plywood

3 boards · 9.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Shelf decks — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Shelf decks — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Shelf decks — 48"

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.

Easy Rolling Storage Cart — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 25 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

1/2" × 15 3/4" — Plywood

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 6 · 45 3/8" left over