Simple Open-Top Wood Toy Box on Casters — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 6 ft

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 29 1/2" left over
16 1/4"16 1/4"16 1/4"16 1/4"
1. Legs — 16 1/4"
2. Legs — 16 1/4"
3. Legs — 16 1/4"
4. Legs — 16 1/4"

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence pickets (not dog-eared) or 1x6, 8 ft

4 boards · 8.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
35"35"18"
1. Side panels — 35"
2. Side panels — 35"
3. End panels — 18"
Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over
35"35"18"
1. Side panels — 35"
2. Side panels — 35"
3. End panels — 18"
Board 3 · 6 5/8" left over
35"35"18"

1/2" × 18" — 1/2" plywood, 34" x 18"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over
34"
1. Bottom — 34"

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, 6 ft

Board 1 · 29 1/2" left over

5/8" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence pickets (not dog-eared) or 1x6, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 6 5/8" left over

1/2" × 18" — 1/2" plywood, 34" x 18"

Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 40 5/8" left over