Estimating wood for Kitchen Cabinets
woodworker79
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Greetings all….
This will be my first attempt to build kitchen cabinets. I have estimated about 90 BDFT of hard maple will be required for the face frames, doors, etc. What are some opinions on how much to add for scrap? This is all laid out in CAD so the estimate should be fairly accurate.
Thanks,
Tim
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Depends mostly on how you buy your lumber, and somewhat on the type of construction. Large frame + panel doors often incur more waste, for example. I would buy 30% more than your CAD plans indicate, especially in order to have some freedom to pick what goes where, to reject pieces that are esthetically not right, or slightly bowed etc. I promise that all the leftovers will get used up sooner than you think.
DR
That all depends on so many things
rough or di
mentional tools/tooling 1st time etc etc etc .
Having just done same, I agree with ww79 at a minimum...
Bud
I'd say 20% ought to do it -- especially if you are able to pick the boards yourself. Grain matching with maple is not so much the issue as it can be with other species.
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I'd say 20% to 40% over depending on the quality of the lumber you purchase.
PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
PlaneWood
30-50% minimum, depending on species and grade. With one off projects, yield is always fairly low.Cabinetmaker/college woodworking instructor. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
When I do a materials list for faceframe cabinets with r/p doors I take the total surface area of the cabinet fronts in sq. ft and double it. You want to select and cull out knots and defects. Most if not all the reject pieces will be usable as braces, backers, furring for roll trays and the like. The truly bad pieces of wood will heat your shop if you have a stove. Bob
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