1x3 and 1x4 Wood Box Tray — board plan

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

Buy 2 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 47 3/8" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Bottom boards — 15 3/4"
2. Bottom boards — 15 3/4"
3. Bottom boards — 15 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 38 1/2" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. Side trim — 17 1/2"
2. Side trim — 17 1/2"
3. End trim — 10 1/2"
4. End trim — 10 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" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 47 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 38 1/2" left over