Linear cut list calculator for 1D stock

If your parts do not have a meaningful width on panel stock, or you are cutting runs from long goods, use a linear cut list optimizer instead of a sheet nesting tool.

Framing walls, trimming rooms, cutting conduit sticks, and sawing bar stock are all 1D jobs. Trying to model them as fake rectangles on plywood wastes time and hides the real purchase question: how many sticks?

Enter stock bars and part lengths, set kerf, review yield, and export documentation. For mixed cabinet jobs, pair this with the sheet optimizer for panels.

Multiple stock lengths can coexist in one job. Enter 8 ft and 10 ft bundles if both are on the truck and let the optimizer pick efficient patterns.

Mitered ends are supported when your process needs angled cuts reflected in planning. Enter finished lengths after your shop allowances.

Precut studs at 92-5/8 in, 10 ft conduit sticks, 6 m pipe, and 20 ft bar stock are different SKUs. Enter what you purchase, not rounded textbook numbers.

When price per foot differs between lengths, run the same cut list against each bundle option and compare stick count plus leftover inventory value.

Every cut removes blade width. Fine-tooth trim blades, framing blades, abrasive wheels, and cold saws differ. Measure kerf once per process and reuse until tooling changes.

Underestimating kerf produces parts that are slightly short in a long wall run. Overestimating kerf wastes stock. Both are fixable with a quick scrap test.

A 12 ft wall with 16 in on-center framing might need fourteen studs at 92-5/8 in plus top and bottom plates cut from 2×4×8 bundles. Enter stock 96 in and 92-5/8 in precuts if both are available.

Set kerf near 1/8 in for a typical framing blade, run the optimizer, and read how many bundles to pull before layout day.

Import linear CSV or XLSX from /samples/cutlist-import/ when Excel already lists lengths. Export PDF cut sequences for the crew. Paid plans add saved projects when the same stick sizes return every week.