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DIY Bread Box – How to Make Your Own Bread Box — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/4" left over

    1. Top — 16"
    2. Back — 14"
    3. Back — 14"
    4. Bottom back — 14"
    5. Side back — 11"
    6. Side back — 11"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom front — 14"
    2. Side front — 11"
    3. Side front — 11"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over

    1. Cutting board center — 14"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6" left over

    1. Cutting board sides — 14"
    2. Cutting board sides — 14"
    3. Cutting board sides — 14"
    4. Cutting board sides — 14"
    5. Door rails — 10"
    6. Door rails — 10"
    7. Door stiles — 6"
    8. Door stiles — 6"

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.