Wall Kitchen Cabinet, 24" Basic Carcass — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 3/4" — Hardwood plywood, ripped to 11-3/4"

1 board · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over
30"30"22"
1. Sides — 30"
2. Sides — 30"
3. Adjustable shelf, optional — 22"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over
30"30"22"
1. Face frame stiles — 30"
2. Face frame stiles — 30"
3. Shelves, top and bottom rails — 22"
Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over
22"22"21"21"
1. Shelves, top and bottom rails — 22"
2. Top cleat — 22"
3. Face frame rails — 21"
4. Face frame rails — 21"

1/4" × 23 1/2" — Plywood, 1/4"

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over
30"
1. Back — 30"

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 3/4" — Hardwood plywood, ripped to 11-3/4"

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over

1/4" × 23 1/2" — Plywood, 1/4"

Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over