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Materials, tools and costs
Your boards, hardware and saw blades in one place, with shopping lists, project costs and client quotes.
What it covers
- sheet materials such as plywood, MDF and melamine board, in the sizes your supplier sells
- solid wood, with the volume in cubic metres or board feet
- hardware such as hinges, screws, dowels and drawer runners
- saw blades in your tool box, with their kerf, picked per project or per material
- a shopping list of the sheets, boards and hardware to buy
- your own prices, so you see what a project's material costs
- a quote for your client, with your labour and margin added
Who it is for
Woodworkers who use the same materials and tools again and again and want to know a project's cost before buying.
Before and after
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Without PlotBase
2trips to the supplier
Something always missing
The sheets are bought, then a second trip for the hinges you forgot.
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With PlotBase
1trip to the supplier
PlotBase builds one shopping list
Sheets, boards and fittings for the whole project go on one list.
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Without PlotBase:
Cubic metres of solid wood worked out on a calculatorWith PlotBase: Volume of every board from your list
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Without PlotBase:
Material cost known only from the supplier's invoiceWith PlotBase: Material cost from your own prices, before you quote
Other features
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Cut lists
Every part in one list, with size, grain, banding and allowances.
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Sheet layout
Parts placed on sheets and lengths, with the kerf taken off and offcuts kept.
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Cabinet design
Cabinets from templates, with doors, drawers, drilling and hardware worked out.
Be among the first to try PlotBase
Join the early access list. I will email you when the first version is ready.