Three-Shelf Rolling Storage Cart — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

3 boards · 9.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over
33"33"17 1/4"
1. Legs — 33"
2. Legs — 33"
3. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over
33"33"17 1/4"
1. Legs — 33"
2. Legs — 33"
3. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
Board 3 · 25 1/2" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
2. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
3. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"
4. Shelf supports — 17 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 6 ft

6 boards · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
49 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Shelf sides — 49 1/2"
2. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
3. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over
49 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Shelf sides — 49 1/2"
2. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
3. Shelf ends — 15 3/4"
Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over
49 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"

3/8" × 15 3/4" — Plywood, 1/4" or 1/2" thick, 4x4 ft sheet

3 boards · 6.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Shelf bottoms — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Shelf bottoms — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Shelf bottoms — 48"

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.

Three-Shelf Rolling Storage Cart — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 25 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 6 ft

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

3/8" × 15 3/4" — Plywood, 1/4" or 1/2" thick, 4x4 ft sheet

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 6 · 45 3/8" left over