Simple Modern Toy Box with Lid — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 20 1/2" left over
18 1/2"18 1/2"18 1/2"18 1/2"
1. Legs — 18 1/2"
2. Legs — 18 1/2"
3. Legs — 18 1/2"
4. Legs — 18 1/2"

3/4" × 16" — 3/4" project panel

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Lid — 36"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
32"32"13"13"
1. Front/back frame rails, 1x3 — 32"
2. Front/back frame rails, 1x3 — 32"
3. Bottom cleats — 13"
4. Bottom cleats — 13"
Board 2 · 57 5/8" left over
13"12"12"
1. Bottom cleats — 13"
2. Side frame rails, 1x3 — 12"
3. Side frame rails, 1x3 — 12"

3/4" × 1 1/2"

2 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1" left over
33 1/2"32"14"14"
1. Top lip, back (optional) — 33 1/2"
2. Front/back frame rails, 1x2 — 32"
3. Top lip, sides (optional) — 14"
4. Top lip, sides (optional) — 14"
Board 2 · 38 5/8" left over
32"12"12"
1. Front/back frame rails, 1x2 — 32"
2. Side frame rails, 1x2 — 12"
3. Side frame rails, 1x2 — 12"

1/2" × 13" — 1/2" plywood

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 36% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 61 7/8" left over
33"
1. Bottom — 33"

1/2" × 12" — 1/2" plywood

1 board · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
32"32"12"12"
1. Front/back panels — 32"
2. Front/back panels — 32"
3. Side panels — 12"
4. Side panels — 12"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 20 1/2" left over

3/4" × 16" — 3/4" project panel

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 57 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 1" left over

Board 2 · 38 5/8" left over

1/2" × 13" — 1/2" plywood

Board 1 · 61 7/8" left over

1/2" × 12" — 1/2" plywood

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over