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MATERIAL PREPARATION LIBRARY

Timber and furniture stock.

Choose the actual material and supply form. Each sheet identifies what to measure, which product data to collect and a purchase assumption to check.

How these quantities differ

MaterialSelected product dataOrdering mistake to avoid
Timber board stockActual stock section and available lengths; nominal labels are separate.Nominal board names may differ from the actual section used for volume or fit.
Timber rip blanksReserved cut gap and the unusable edge allowance you supply.Ignoring cut loss can add an impossible extra finished strip.
Glue-up board stockSupplied joint or edge removal and available stock dimensions.Using nominal widths before trimming can leave the assembled panel undersized.
Cabinet panel sheet stockSheet size, actual thickness, cut gap and permitted orientation.External cabinet dimensions do not equal every internal panel cut size.
Face frame stockActual member width, usable stock length and the chosen allowance.Subtracting both stile widths is correct only for the supplied between-stile rail arrangement.
Cabinet back panelsSelected sheet thickness, stock size and prescribed fitting clearance.The clear opening can be smaller than the full back blank that fits into rebates.
Veneer leaf pairsUsable leaf dimensions, leaves per supplied set and complete face blank allowances.An odd total leaf count does not preserve a requirement for whole pairs on each face.
Frame moulding stockUsable stock lengths and cut allowances on the stated inside or outside dimension basis.Inside opening lengths are shorter than the corresponding outside purchase blanks.
Fence board stockActual face width, board length and specified gap.Nominal face width can produce a different full-board count from the actual retained width.
Deck board stockActual cover width, chosen gap and available whole board lengths.Total board volume does not tell you whether each complete row fits the purchased stock.

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