Cutting software for carpenters, joiners and cabinet makers
Every board
began as a tree.
Kerf plans your cuts so more of it ends up in the work and less in the skip. Sheet layouts, offcuts, cutting lists and the van load, worked out before you buy a single board.
7 days free, then £9.99 a month. Cancel any time.
The material matters
Birch ply, oak veneer and MDF cost more than ever. Kerf makes sure every sheet you carry into the workshop gives up every part it can.
It took decades to grow
Respect the timber. Kerf tries 48 cutting plans for every board and keeps the one with the least waste.
Measured once, cut once
Numbered rips and cross-cuts with fence settings, drawn to scale for the bench.
Built to be lived with
Kitchens, wardrobes and fine furniture, costed accurately before you quote.
The cutting plan
Know the sheets before you leave for the merchant.
Type the parts or paste them from a spreadsheet. Kerf nests them onto real sheet sizes, keeps the grain running the right way, uses your offcuts first and shows exactly what to buy and carry.
- Sheets for three base units
- 4
- Board yield
- 67%
- Van load
- 126 kg
Cabinet builder
Type the unit. Get the cutting list.
Set the width, height and depth of a base, wall, tall or drawer unit and choose the boards. Kerf writes every side, rail, shelf, back and door, nests them onto sheets and draws the unit pulled apart for the bench.
What it does
Built in a joinery shop, for the people who cut the boards.
Layouts you can actually cut
Every plan uses straight through-cuts, so it works on a panel saw, a track saw or a table saw. No impossible nested shapes.
Your offcuts go in first
Keep a store of what's on the racks and in the van. Kerf fits parts into those pieces before it opens a new sheet.
Cut sequence with fence settings
Numbered rips and cross-cuts for each sheet, in an order that works, with the measurement to set.
Grain stays where it should
Lock the grain on veneered ply, oak MDF or woodgrain MFC. Plain boards are free to turn for a better fit.
Know what goes in the van
Sheets per board with weights, spare sheets if you want them, edge banding in metres and offcuts to grab from the rack.
Units, not just parts
Enter a base, wall, tall or drawer unit by its outside sizes and Kerf writes every side, rail, shelf, back and door for you.
A workshop pack you can print
One PDF with the board order, exploded unit drawings, every sheet drawn to scale with dimensions, and numbered cuts.
Labels and cut-to-size orders
Sticky labels for every part on Avery L7160, and a parts list ready for Cut Rite or a panel cutting service.
Cost it before you quote
Board and banding costs add up as you type, with your markup on top. Copy the board order straight to the merchant.
Print the pack, stick the labels, and send the cut list to the panel shop. The thinking is done before the saw starts.
Pricing
Pays for itself with the first sheet you don’t buy.
Monthly
For the working joiner and the busy workshop. Everything included, cancel any time.
- Unlimited jobs, parts and cabinet units
- Sheet layouts with grain lock and offcuts first
- Workshop PDF with exploded drawings
- Part labels and Cut Rite / cut-to-size export
- Offcut store that updates itself
- Step-by-step cut sequence
- Van load, weights and spare sheets
- Job costing with edge banding and markup
Yearly
Two months free compared with paying monthly. Same 7-day free trial first.
- Everything in Monthly
- One payment a year
- Price fixed for 12 months
Questions
Straight answers.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Kerf runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or laptop, so you can check a layout on site or at the merchant's counter.
Will the layouts work with my saw?
Every layout is made of straight cuts that run right through the piece, the way a panel saw, track saw or table saw cuts. You set the blade thickness and edge trim yourself.
How much better is it than doing it by hand?
Kerf tries 48 different layouts for every board type and keeps the one that buys the fewest sheets and leaves the biggest usable offcuts.
How does the free trial work?
You get the whole of Kerf for 7 days. We take your card when you start, but nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.
Can I cancel?
Any time, from Plan & billing. If you cancel after the trial, you keep access until the end of the month or year you've paid for.
Who can see my jobs?
Only you. Each account's jobs and offcut store are private to that account.
