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Toy Storage Console with Rolling Bins — board plan

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

Buy 20 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

7 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Front/back frame — 48"
    2. Back legs — 32"
    3. Leg braces — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Front/back frame — 48"
    2. Back legs — 32"
    3. Leg braces — 12"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Front/back frame — 48"
    2. Front legs — 25"
    3. Center legs — 20"

  4. Board 4 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Front/back frame — 48"
    2. Front legs — 25"
    3. Center legs — 20"

  5. Board 5 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Bin supports — 15"
    2. Bin supports — 15"
    3. Bin supports — 15"
    4. Bin supports — 15"
    5. Bin supports — 15"
    6. Bin supports — 15"

  6. Board 6 · 6 1/8" left over

    1. Bin supports — 15"
    2. Bin supports — 15"
    3. Leg braces — 12"
    4. Leg braces — 12"
    5. Leg braces — 12"
    6. Leg braces — 12"
    7. Side frame angle — 10"

  7. Board 7 · 70 5/8" left over

    1. Side frame angle — 10"
    2. Side frame top — 7"
    3. Side frame top — 7"

3/4" × 9"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 7/8" left over

    1. Console top — 52"

3/4" × 3"

7 boards · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    2. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    3. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    4. Bin front/back slats — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    2. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    3. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    4. Bin front/back slats — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    2. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    3. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    4. Bin front/back slats — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    2. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    3. Bin front/back slats — 22"
    4. Bin front/back slats — 22"

  5. Board 5 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Bin side slats — 14"
    2. Bin side slats — 14"
    3. Bin side slats — 14"
    4. Bin side slats — 14"
    5. Bin side slats — 14"
    6. Bin side slats — 14"

  6. Board 6 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Bin side slats — 14"
    2. Bin side slats — 14"
    3. Bin side slats — 14"
    4. Bin side slats — 14"
    5. Bin side slats — 14"
    6. Bin side slats — 14"

  7. Board 7 · 38 1/2" left over

    1. Bin side slats — 14"
    2. Bin side slats — 14"
    3. Bin side slats — 14"
    4. Bin side slats — 14"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Front panel — 48"

1/2" × 14"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Bin bottoms — 20"
    2. Bin bottoms — 20"

1/2" × 12"

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom panel — 48"

1/2" × 10"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Center panels — 12"
    2. Center panels — 12"

1/2" × 9"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Back panel — 48"
    2. Side panels — 12"
    3. Side panels — 12"

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.