Schoolhouse Wall Hutch — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

4 boards · 17.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 1/2" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"7"7"
1. Cubby shelves — 34 1/2"
2. Cubby shelves — 34 1/2"
3. Cubby dividers — 7"
4. Cubby dividers — 7"
Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Cubby shelves — 34 1/2"
2. Cubby shelves — 34 1/2"
Board 3 · 26 1/4" left over
34 1/2"34"
1. Cubby shelves — 34 1/2"
2. Sides — 34"
Board 4 · 60 7/8" left over
34"
1. Sides — 34"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Top cleats — 34 1/2"
2. Top cleats — 34 1/2"

1/2" × 9 3/4" — 1/2" plywood

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over
10 1/4"10 1/4"10 1/4"
1. Drawer bottoms — 10 1/4"
2. Drawer bottoms — 10 1/4"
3. Drawer bottoms — 10 1/4"

1/2" × 6 3/4" — 1/2" plywood

2 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9" left over
10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 1/4"10 1/4"
1. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
2. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
3. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
4. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
5. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
6. Drawer sides — 10 3/4"
7. Drawer fronts/backs — 10 1/4"
8. Drawer fronts/backs — 10 1/4"
Board 2 · 53 1/2" left over

1/4" × 34" — 1/4" beadboard

1 board · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Back — 36"
2. Back — 36"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 11 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 25 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 26 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 60 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 25 3/4" left over

1/2" × 9 3/4" — 1/2" plywood

Board 1 · 63 7/8" left over

1/2" × 6 3/4" — 1/2" plywood

Board 1 · 9" left over

Board 2 · 53 1/2" left over

1/4" × 34" — 1/4" beadboard

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over