Glue-up board stock.
Record the required panel width and actual retained width of every board.
Read the right quantitative data
Supplied joint or edge removal and available stock dimensions.
Check this ordering assumption
Using nominal widths before trimming can leave the assembled panel undersized.
The joining method and acceptable stock condition must already be chosen.
A worked quantity method
This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.
| Supplied input | Metric display | US display |
|---|---|---|
| Specified finished panel width | 1 m | 3.28 ft |
| Board width before supplied edge preparation | 0.21 m | 0.69 ft |
| Total width removed per board | 0.01 m | 0.03 ft |
| Total outer panel width trimmed | 0.02 m | 0.07 ft |
| Panel length | 2 m | 6.56 ft |
| Specified finished thickness | 20 mm | 0.79 in |
Whole source boards across panel: 6
- Assembled blank width
- 1.2 m
- Width beyond finished size
- 0.2 m
- Finished panel volume
- 0.04 m³
All boards have the entered usable width. Joinery, adhesives, grain movement and structural suitability are outside the model.
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Record the required panel width and actual retained width of every board.
Supplied joint or edge removal and available stock dimensions.
Using nominal widths before trimming can leave the assembled panel undersized.
Input for Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
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Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator
Account for preparation on every board before trimming a specified assembled panel.
Stock Cut List Calculator
Group required straight cuts into available equal-length stock, allowing for kerf and end trimming.
Turn the estimate into an order
- Confirm that all quantities use the same measured basis and the selected product's current data.
- Keep different products, finishes and handed variants in separate purchase lines.
- Review exact demand and whole-pack purchase quantities before entering your quoted prices.
- Record compatible stock already on hand, then save the remaining order in your browser project.
Measurement and purchase guides
- Apply banding cut allowance to every selected edge
- Separate per-board preparation from final panel trim
- A reproducible two-stock cut plan can still cost more than another plan
- Keep first-emitter offset in a specified dripline takeoff
- Purchased stock length is not installed finished length
- Do not pool ridge lengths without checking cap cuts and overlaps
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Reviewed 6 October 2026. Geometry and purchase arithmetic use your measurements and selected specifications. Calculation scope.