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Spray Paint Storage Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Top/bottom — 12"
    2. Top/bottom — 12"

3/4" × 7"

2 boards · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Inner sides — 46"
    2. Inner sides — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Inner sides — 46"
    2. Inner sides — 46"

3/4" × 3"

4 boards · 6.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Outer shelves — 46"
    2. Outer shelves — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Outer shelves — 46"
    2. Outer shelves — 46"

  3. Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Outer shelves — 46"
    2. Outer shelves — 46"

  4. Board 4 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Outer shelves — 46"
    2. Outer shelves — 46"

3/4" × 2"

4 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 7"
    2. Shelves — 7"
    3. Shelves — 7"
    4. Shelves — 7"
    5. Shelves — 7"
    6. Shelves — 7"
    7. Shelves — 7"
    8. Shelves — 7"
    9. Shelves — 7"
    10. Shelves — 7"
    11. Shelves — 7"
    12. Shelves — 7"
    13. Shelves — 7"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 7"
    2. Shelves — 7"
    3. Shelves — 7"
    4. Shelves — 7"
    5. Shelves — 7"
    6. Shelves — 7"
    7. Shelves — 7"
    8. Shelves — 7"
    9. Shelves — 7"
    10. Shelves — 7"
    11. Shelves — 7"
    12. Shelves — 7"
    13. Shelves — 7"

  3. Board 3 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 7"
    2. Shelves — 7"
    3. Shelves — 7"
    4. Shelves — 7"
    5. Shelves — 7"
    6. Shelves — 7"
    7. Shelves — 7"
    8. Shelves — 7"
    9. Shelves — 7"
    10. Shelves — 7"
    11. Shelves — 7"
    12. Shelves — 7"
    13. Shelves — 7"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 7"
    2. Shelves — 7"
    3. Shelves — 7"
    4. Shelves — 7"
    5. Shelves — 7"
    6. Bottom cap — 3"
    7. Bottom cap — 3"
    8. Bottom cap — 3"
    9. Bottom cap — 3"

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.