Wall-Mounted Tool Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 1/2" — Birch Plywood

1 board · 5.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Doors — 32"
2. Doors — 32"

3/4" × 8" — Birch Plywood

2 boards · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
32"32"30 1/2"
1. Carcass sides — 32"
2. Carcass sides — 32"
3. Carcass top and bottom — 30 1/2"
Board 2 · 64 3/8" left over
30 1/2"
1. Carcass top and bottom — 30 1/2"

3/4" × 4" — Maple

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 35 3/4" left over
30"29"
1. Wall cleat — 30"
2. Cabinet cleat — 29"

3/4" × 3" — Birch Plywood

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Door frame sides — 32"
2. Door frame sides — 32"
Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Door frame sides — 32"
2. Door frame sides — 32"

1/2" × 31" — Plywood

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 62 3/8" left over
32 1/2"
1. Back — 32 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" × 15 1/2" — Birch Plywood

Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

3/4" × 8" — Birch Plywood

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 64 3/8" left over

3/4" × 4" — Maple

Board 1 · 35 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3" — Birch Plywood

Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over

1/2" × 31" — Plywood

Board 1 · 62 3/8" left over