Edge Banding Calculator

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Number of identical doors, shelves, drawer fronts or panels.
panels
Short-side panel dimension.
in
Long-side panel dimension.
in
How many long panel edges get banding: 0, 1 or 2.
edges/panel
How many short panel edges get banding: 0, 1 or 2.
edges/panel
Extra banding length allowed for overhang, trimming, setup and handling on each separate edge piece.
in
Extra roll length for defects, splice losses, mistakes and color/grain matching.
%
Roll width used to estimate total banding surface area.
in
Length supplied on one roll or spool.
ft
Estimated purchase price for one roll.
$/roll

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Rolls to buy (N_roll)
1 rolls
Pass

rounded up to whole rolls

Also computed

Banding length with waste (L_need) Pass 46.933 ft

net edge length plus trim allowance and waste

Net edge length (L_net) 40 ft

Edge pieces (N_edge) 16 edges

Trim allowance length (L_trim) 2.667 ft

Purchased roll length (L_buy) 250 ft

Estimated leftover (L_left) 203.1 ft

Edge banding takeoff previewEdge banding takeoff previewPanel edges plus trim allowance and waste are rounded up to full rolls.panel edgeslong and short edge counts per panelroll utilization18.8%Rolls to buy1Length with waste46.9 ftLeftover203.1 ft
Method notes 3 notes
  • Net edge length = panel count x (long edges x panel length + short edges x panel width).
  • Needed length = (net edge length + edge pieces x trim allowance per edge) x (1 + waste percent / 100).
  • This is a material takeoff only. Grain or color matching, adhesive type, prefinished vs unfinished banding, splices, edge profile and shop sequencing are not optimized.

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