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- 4×8 sheetThe 4×8 sheet — 48 × 96 inches — is the standard panel size for plywood, MDF, OSB, melamine and hardboard across North America. Enter your parts below to see exactly how they fit on a 4×8 sheet and how many sheets to buy.
- 4×10 sheetA 4×10 sheet is 48 × 120 inches (40 square feet). Lumber yards and sheet-goods suppliers carry it in MDF, melamine, some hardwood plywood and siding — often as a special order — and it lets you cut parts longer than 8 feet without a joint.
- 5×5 sheetBaltic birch plywood is usually sold in 5×5 foot sheets — nominally 60 × 60 inches, made as 1525 × 1525 mm. It is the favorite sheet for drawer boxes, jigs, cabinets and laser or CNC work because of its void-free birch core.
- 4×4 half sheetA 4×4 half sheet measures 48 × 48 inches (16 square feet). Home centers sell plywood, MDF and hardboard half sheets for small projects, and they are much easier to carry and cut alone than a full 4×8.
- 2×4 project panelA 2×4 foot project panel (24 × 48 inches, 8 square feet) is a quarter of a full sheet. It is sold pre-cut in plywood, MDF, hardboard and pegboard, fits in any car and is perfect for small builds.
- 2440 × 1220 mm sheetThe 2440 × 1220 mm board — the metric "8 by 4" — is the standard size for plywood, MDF, chipboard and OSB in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and much of Asia. It covers 2.98 m².
- 2500 × 1250 mm sheet2500 × 1250 mm is one of the most common board sizes in continental Europe, used for birch and poplar plywood, MDF, HPL and many composite panels. It covers 3.125 m² — about 5% more than a 2440 × 1220 board.
- 1525 × 1525 mm sheet1525 × 1525 mm is the traditional size of Baltic and Finnish birch plywood (the "5×5" in the US). Metric users can plan drawer boxes, jigs and cabinets directly in millimeters with the optimizer below.
- 2800 × 2070 mm sheet2800 × 2070 mm (5.8 m²) is the large-format size used for melamine-faced chipboard, MDF and some decor boards in Europe. Kitchen and wardrobe makers buy it because a single board holds a whole cabinet or more.