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Drawer Box Panel Cut List calculator.

Generate five panel blanks for an explicitly supplied drawer-box arrangement.

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Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.

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Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

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How this calculation works.

Returns net area, material volume and the front/back dimension deduction. These are cut blanks, not whole-sheet nesting or a specification for suitable drawer construction.

Area = 2DHside + 2(W−2t)Hside + WDCalculated with normalised units

A worked example

Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.

Outside box width
1 m
Outside box depth
1 m
Outside box height
1 m
Specified side and front thickness
100 mm
Specified applied-bottom thickness
100 mm
Identical boxes
1

Net panel area: 4.24 m²

Models your specified butt-joint box with fronts between full-depth sides and a full-width applied bottom. It does not choose joinery, hardware clearances or load capacity.

Before you purchase

Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.

Returns net area, material volume and the front/back dimension deduction. These are cut blanks, not whole-sheet nesting or a specification for suitable drawer construction.

Dimensions, quantities, prices, timing and product properties are supplied by you. This tool does not select construction specifications or assess structural, electrical or hydraulic suitability.

Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.

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