3x Swarm Traps from 1x Sheet of Plywood

Swarm Trap Cut Order

These Cuts and Dimensions assume 15/32" Plywood.

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Big Box Store *15/32* Plywood.

You will have them do 4 rip cuts for you at the store.

Have them cut at 18 1/2", then 18 3/4", then 18 3/4", then from the far side with the straight edge, cut at 23". This should leave a piece roughly 17" long.

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When you get the 5x pieces home you want to cut A, B, and C the exact same.

First thing is to straighten up and RIP!

RIP CUTS
A - 18 1/4"
B - 18 1/4"
C - 18 1/4"

A, B, C
LARGE SIDES
2x Cuts at 19 3/16" (2x per for 6 Total)

A, B, C
SMALL SIDES WIDTH
Cut at 7 1/2" (1x per for 3 Total)

A, B, C
SMALL SIDES LENGTH
Cut Sides at 17 1/2" (1x per for 3 total)

A, B, C
FRAME RAIL END CAPS
Cut Frame Rails at 8 7/16" (1x per for 3 Total)

A, B, C
LID SHORT SIDES
Cut Lid Short Sides at 9 1/2" x 1 1/2"


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Piece D

I think there are 21 cuts here total. Take your time!!


1 - Rip at 9 1/2" all the way down
2 - Rip the remaining piece 1 3/4" all the way down

Now we are broken down into 3x pieces.

3 - From the 9 1/2" piece in Step 1 make the Lid Tops - Cut at 21 1/4" (Green) (2x Cuts for 2x pieces, I had to use my Miter Saw)
4 - From the two pieces that came out of step 2 - take the piece which is about 6 inches wide and make the Long Lid Sides into 2x pieces - Cut at 20 5/16" to give us 2x pieces. (Darker Purple)
5 - The 1 3/4" piece from Step 2 - Cut Frame Rails - 8 7/16" (Blue) (3x Cuts for 3x pieces)

We are basically going to cut the rest of the remaining pieces at 1 1/2"

6 - Rip at 1 1/2" for LID SHORT SIDES (Light Purple) (3x Cuts for 3x Pieces)
7 - Rip at 1 1/2" for LID LONG SIDES (Darker Purple) (6x Cuts for 6x pieces)



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E
1 - Cut LID TOP (Green) off end at 9 1/2" (1x Cut)
2 - Cut TRAP BOTTOMS (Orange) at 18 1/4" (1x Cut)
3 - Cut SMALL SIDES (Red) at 17 1/2" (1x Cut)
4 - Cut at 7 1/2" for both Bottom and Sides you just made in Step 2 and Step 3 (MAKE SURE YOU ORIENT CORRECTLY or you may end up cutting the wrong way) (6x Cuts, 6 pieces)
5 - 21 1/4" - Come back and trim LID TOP to length. (I again had to use my Miter Saw here)


Rest of plywood is scrap.
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For the hanger in the tree.
1x4x8 - Treated if possible

6x Pieces at 6"
3x Pieces at 18"


PNG File of Plans with Dimensions - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uByI...

SketchUp Plans - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wUrS...

I am using SketchUp Make 2017 because it is free.

Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks for watching!

Adam