Toy Bin Box with Cubby Shelves — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

2 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 1/4" left over
33"31 1/2"
1. Bottom — 33"
2. Sides — 31 1/2"
Board 2 · 63 3/8" left over
31 1/2"
1. Sides — 31 1/2"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

1 board · 5.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
34 1/2"33"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Front apron — 34 1/2"
2. Middle shelf — 33"
3. Cubby dividers — 12 1/4"
4. Cubby dividers — 12 1/4"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 3/8" left over
35 1/2"
1. Top — 35 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 3/8" left over
34 1/2"
1. Cubby front lip — 34 1/2"

1/4" × 32 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 3/8" left over
34 1/2"
1. Back — 34 1/2"

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 30 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 63 3/8" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

Board 1 · 59 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 60 3/8" left over

1/4" × 32 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 60 3/8" left over