Cut List Calculator
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Stock board length
(L_stock)
Length of the purchased stock board or trim piece.
ft
Stock width
(W)
Actual stock width used for board-foot takeoff.
in
Stock thickness
(T)
Actual stock thickness used for board-foot takeoff.
in
Price per stock board
($/stock)
Cost for one full stock board or trim length.
$/board
Saw kerf per part
(k)
Material lost to the saw cut. This estimator charges one kerf for each finished part.
in
End trim per stock
(e)
Length reserved to square or clean the end of each stock board used.
in
Extra overage
(w)
Additional whole stock boards to buy for defects, grain match, mistakes or site cuts.
%
Part A length
(A_L)
Finished length for part group A.
ft
Part A quantity
(A_N)
Number of finished parts in group A.
pcs
Part B length
(B_L)
Finished length for part group B. Set quantity to 0 if unused.
ft
Part B quantity
(B_N)
Number of finished parts in group B.
pcs
Part C length
(C_L)
Finished length for part group C. Set quantity to 0 if unused.
ft
Part C quantity
(C_N)
Number of finished parts in group C.
pcs
Part D length
(D_L)
Finished length for part group D. Set quantity to 0 if unused.
ft
Part D quantity
(D_N)
Number of finished parts in group D.
pcs
Results
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Stock boards to buy
(N_buy)
4
boards
Pass
4 packed before overage
Also computed
Minimum boards packed
(N_min)
4
boards
Finished parts
(N_parts)
18
pcs
Length yield
(Y)
Pass
87.5
%
packed stock only
Board feet to buy
(BF_buy)
11
bd ft
Purchased length
(L_buy)
32
ft
Net part length
(L_parts)
28
ft
Saw kerf loss
(L_kerf)
2.25
in
Unused / offcut length
(L_unused)
3.646
ft
Estimated stock cost
(Cost)
48
$
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Cut list packing preview
Cut list packing preview
Stock 1
A
A
A
B
Stock 2
A
A
A
B
Stock 3
A
A
B
B
Stock 4
C
C
C
C
C
C
Shows first 4 packed stock pieces; kerf is charged once per finished part.
Method notes
2 notes
The packing pass sorts cut lengths from longest to shortest and places each part into the first stock board with enough remaining usable length.
Kerf is charged once per finished part, and end trim is charged once for each stock board used by the packed list. This is a linear stock takeoff, not two-dimensional sheet nesting or grain-matching optimization.
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