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Exterior trim board.

List full trim runs and prescribed angled ends as separate cuts.

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Stock length, actual profile dimensions and reserved cutting gap.

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Outside corner geometry may make the purchase blank longer than the visible inside run.

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Use the supplied trim arrangement and cut allowances.

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This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Stock Cut List Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.

Supplied inputMetric displayUS display
Usable stock length6 m19.69 ft
Kerf per cut0 mm0 in
Total end trimming per stock0 mm0 in
Cut item 1: Required cut length4 m13.12 ft
Cut item 1: Pieces2 2
Cut item 2: Required cut length2 m6.56 ft
Cut item 2: Pieces2 2
First-fit decreasing allocation of cut length + kerf into stock length − end trimCuts 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.

Stock lengths for this allocation: 2 stock lengths

Cut pieces
4
Unallocated offcut after kerf
0 m

First-fit decreasing; the allocation is feasible but may not be optimal.

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List full trim runs and prescribed angled ends as separate cuts.

Stock length, actual profile dimensions and reserved cutting gap.

Outside corner geometry may make the purchase blank longer than the visible inside run.

Input for Stock Cut List Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Stock Cut List Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Stock Cut List Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Stock Cut List Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

Input for Stock Cut List Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.

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