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Workbench Storage Cabinet for Kreg Universal Bench — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 25"

1 board · 6.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Panel — 42"

3/4" × 15"

2 boards · 12.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Back Panel — 42"
    2. Side Panel — 27"
    3. Door — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panel — 27"
    2. Door — 19"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over

    1. Door Stop — 42"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Door Spacers — 15"
    2. Door Spacers — 15"

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.