Tiny Kitchen Prep Cart with Trash Bin — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over
32 3/4"32 3/4"16 1/2"
1. Legs — 32 3/4"
2. Legs — 32 3/4"
3. Tie-in trim — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over
32 3/4"32 3/4"16 1/2"
1. Legs — 32 3/4"
2. Legs — 32 3/4"
3. Tie-in trim — 16 1/2"
Board 3 · 61 3/4" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Tie-in trim — 16 1/2"
2. Tie-in trim — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood or MDF project panel, 24 in x 48 in

1 board · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 1/8" left over
24"24"16 1/2"
1. Side panels — 24"
2. Side panels — 24"
3. Bottom — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 16.25 in

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 78 5/8" left over
16 1/4"
1. Top drawer — 16 1/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 12 ft

2 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 1/2" left over
20 1/4"20 1/4"20 1/4"20 1/4"
1. Tabletop boards — 20 1/4"
2. Tabletop boards — 20 1/4"
3. Tabletop boards — 20 1/4"
4. Tabletop boards — 20 1/4"
Board 2 · 54 1/4" left over
20 1/4"20 1/4"
1. Tabletop boards — 20 1/4"
2. Tabletop boards — 20 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 7/8" left over
18"18"18"18"16 1/2"
1. Bottom shelf slats — 18"
2. Bottom shelf slats — 18"
3. Bottom shelf slats — 18"
4. Bottom shelf slats — 18"
5. Door/drawer trim — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 14 1/8" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 61 3/4" left over

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood or MDF project panel, 24 in x 48 in

Board 1 · 30 1/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 16.25 in

Board 1 · 78 5/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 12 ft

Board 1 · 13 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 54 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 5 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 47 3/8" left over