Stock Cut List calculator.
Group required straight cuts into available equal-length stock, allowing for kerf and end trimming.
Your inputs
Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.
A clear estimate starts here.
Enter your dimensions and product details to see the quantity and purchase breakdown.
Formula and assumptions
How this calculation works.
Cuts are sorted longest first and placed into the first stock with room. This gives a reproducible practical allocation, not a proof of the minimum possible number of stock lengths.
A worked example
Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.
- Usable stock length
- 6 m
- Kerf per cut
- 0 mm
- Total end trimming per stock
- 0 mm
- Required cut length
- 4 m
- Pieces
- 2
- Required cut length
- 2 m
- Pieces
- 2
Stock lengths for this allocation: 2 stock lengths
First-fit decreasing; the allocation is feasible but may not be optimal.
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.
Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.