DEDUCTIONS AND EXISTING STOCK

Timber glue-up width — total width removed per board scenarios.

How does changing total width removed per board affect timber glue-up width when the other inputs stay fixed?

What this decision changes

A known internal space, existing stock or shared quantity must enter the correct subtraction or eligibility step rather than being counted as new material. Method basis: Per-board edge removal and final outside panel trim are separate losses. Thickness is supplied as the intended finished dimension, not a machining recommendation.

The focus is total width removed per board. All other shared inputs remain fixed for each evaluated range.

Boards = ceil((finished width+panel trim)/(board width−edge removal))Timber Glue-Up Width Calculator

Evaluate your supplied alternatives

Start with your measured plan and selected product data. The initial values and range are illustrative. Each scenario changes only total width removed per board; the other entered values stay fixed.

Display units

Measured plan and product inputs

Specified finished panel width

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.

Board width before supplied edge preparation

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.

Total width removed per board

Total outer panel width trimmed

Panel length

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.

Specified finished thickness

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.

Supplied comparison range for total width removed per board

Lower supplied comparison value

Upper supplied comparison value

Nine evenly spaced values are evaluated. Whole counts are rounded to distinct integer scenarios. Values between the listed samples are not calculated.

9 evaluated scenarios

Baseline: Whole source boards across panel — 6 . Rejected combinations remain visible below.

Quantity to plot

Each bar is one actual calculated whole source boards across panel. Horizontal values: total width removed per board in m.

Total width removed per board	Whole source boards across panel	Change from baseline	Use this scenario
0.006 m	5	-1	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.02 m Width beyond finished size 0.02 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.
0.00725 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.2165 m Width beyond finished size 0.2165 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.
0.0085 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.209 m Width beyond finished size 0.209 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.
0.00975 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.2015 m Width beyond finished size 0.2015 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.
0.011 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.194 m Width beyond finished size 0.194 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.
0.01225 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.1865 m Width beyond finished size 0.1865 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.
0.0135 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.179 m Width beyond finished size 0.179 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.
0.01475 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.1715 m Width beyond finished size 0.1715 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.
0.016 m	6	0	Open in calculator Exact quantity breakdown Assembled blank width 1.164 m Width beyond finished size 0.164 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.

Read the evaluated results

Watch the net requirement and actual order separately. Invalid rows identify combinations that cannot satisfy the method's geometric or stock-basis constraints.

Replace every illustrative baseline measurement and selected product value with the inputs for your actual task.
Enter a comparison range on the focused input's stated unit and quantity basis.
Review rejected combinations and use the exact detail lines to distinguish measured demand from whole purchases.
Open an evaluated scenario in the full calculator to save its original inputs and quantity breakdown to a browser material project.

Keep the comparison within scope

The supplied cavity, exclusion or stock eligibility must already be valid; the result does not select a safe shell, opening or construction detail.

Per-board edge removal and final outside panel trim are separate losses. Thickness is supplied as the intended finished dimension, not a machining recommendation.

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.

Only the listed samples are evaluated. Intermediate values, alternate constraints and global cutting optimality are not inferred from the graph.

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Other independent input decisions

Prepare the actual material data

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Separate per-board preparation from final panel trim

Quantity method and illustrative scenarios checked 6 October 2026. Methods and scope.