Wood Waste Planner
Your offcuts are a free project waiting to happen. List the pieces you have, choose a project, and the planner tells you exactly what fits, what is missing and how much wood you will use.
Workshop AI assistant
Describe the piece you want to build and get a complete plan: dimensions, cut list, materials, cost, steps, tools and time.
Workshop assistant
Describe the piece you want to build and get a complete plan: dimensions, cut list, materials, cost, steps, tools and time.
AI-generated results are indicative. Verify dimensions, loads and local codes before building.
How it works
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Add the available offcuts with their length, width, thickness and quantity.
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Define the project parts the same way (use the furniture generator to get them).
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Set the kerf and whether parts may rotate.
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Calculate: see matched parts, missing parts, usage rate and remaining stock.
Formula
For each required part, select the smallest stock piece that fits (length ≥ part length and width ≥ part width, or rotated). Usage rate = area of used pieces / area of all available pieces × 100. Missing parts are listed with their dimensions.
Practical tips
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Keep offcuts longer than 300 mm — they are the ones that get reused.
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Store offcuts by thickness: the thickness decides what you can build.
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Use the waste planner before buying new wood for any small project.
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Reserve large pieces for parts that must be one piece (table tops, sides).
Common mistakes
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Forgetting that offcuts are rarely perfectly straight and square.
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Assuming the kerf is zero when matching sizes.
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Using pieces with cracks, knots or rot near edges.
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Building a load-bearing part from a short join of two offcuts.
Disclaimer
These results are indicative only. Always verify against local building codes, standards and professional advice before building.
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