Upholstered Wood Storage Stool — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 18" — 3/4" project panel, 18 in x 18 in (top and bottom)

1 board · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over
18"18"
1. Box top and bottom — 18"
2. Box top and bottom — 18"

3/4" × 16" — 3/4" plywood scrap, 16 in x 16 in

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 18% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 78 7/8" left over
16"
1. Upholstered top panel — 16"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12 project panel, 6 ft

1 board · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 25 1/2" left over
18"18"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Box front/back — 18"
2. Box front/back — 18"
3. Box sides — 16 1/2"
4. Box sides — 16 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" × 18" — 3/4" project panel, 18 in x 18 in (top and bottom)

Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

3/4" × 16" — 3/4" plywood scrap, 16 in x 16 in

Board 1 · 78 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12 project panel, 6 ft

Board 1 · 25 1/2" left over