Independent UK workshop planning
Woodworking calculators and cut list planning for UK workshops
Measure twice. Plan the sheet once. Use eight practical calculators for sheet and timber quantities, mitres, cut lists, shelf spacing and cabinet-front layouts. Enter your real dimensions, keep the assumptions visible and take the result back to the bench.
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Woodworking calculators
Choose the calculator that matches the job.
Start with quantities, then move into sheet layout, compound moulding and cabinet marking schedules. These tools do not make structural, suitability or machine-setup decisions.
Plywood & sheet calculator
Estimate plywood, MDF or OSB sheet quantity, purchased area and weight using the density you enter.
Open calculatorA2Timber length, volume & cost
Check equal-piece fit, stock quantity, purchased volume and an optional price estimate.
Open calculatorA3Linear metre & stock length
Total equal repeated lengths and check stock fit with kerf, end trim and an allowance.
Open calculatorA4Mitre angle calculator
Read the saw adjustment from square and cut-line angle for corners or regular frames.
Open calculatorA5Sheet cut list optimiser
Lay rectangular parts onto sheet stock with entered trim, kerf and rotation rules.
Open calculatorA6Compound mitre for cornice
Convert wall and spring angles into flat-on-table mitre and bevel angles.
Open calculatorA7Shelf spacing calculator
Lay out equal openings and compare exact supports with a 32 mm drilling pitch.
Open calculatorA8Drawer front spacing calculator
Size equal inset fronts and generate a full top, centre and bottom marking schedule.
Open calculatorBench notes
Plan the cuts, not only the total.
The guides explain decisions a single number cannot carry: face direction, saw kerf, labels, offcuts and checks before cutting.
How to make a cutting list
Move from finished dimensions to labelled parts, stock and a bench-ready check.
G2 · AllowanceSaw kerf in a cut plan
Understand where blade width changes repeated cuts and why a layout is not a cutting sequence.
G3 · SheetsPlan plywood before cutting
Check sheet size, face or grain direction, defects, trim and transport before layout.
Checkable results
Published formulas and visible limits.
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