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tall cupboard — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom trim — 22"

3/4" × 18"

1 board · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 31% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 29"

3/4" × 17"

2 boards · 15.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 17 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 77"

  2. Board 2 · 17 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 77"

3/4" × 16"

2 boards · 14.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Top, middle, bottom — 26"
    2. Top, middle, bottom — 26"
    3. Top, middle, bottom — 26"

  2. Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over

    1. Movable shelves — 26"
    2. Movable shelves — 26"
    3. Movable shelves — 26"

3/4" × 11 1/4"

2 boards · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Doors — 69"

  2. Board 2 · 25 7/8" left over

    1. Doors — 69"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 12% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 84 3/8" left over

    1. Backing — 2"
    2. Backing — 2"
    3. Backing — 2"
    4. Backing — 2"
    5. Backing — 2"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 53 7/8" left over

    1. Top trim — 8"
    2. Long trim — 4"
    3. Long trim — 4"
    4. Door support — 4"
    5. Door support — 4"
    6. Door support — 4"
    7. Door support — 4"
    8. Door support — 4"
    9. Door support — 4"

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.