Originally Posted by bearisgray
If I wanted this block to "finish" at 8.0 inches (8.5 "unfinished" )
I think I would cut the pieces as follows:
The yellow square: 5 x 5
The side strips: 2.5 x 5
The long strips: 2.5 x 9
Make one and see if it turns out right.
Oh, good, that's what I calculated! Thanks :)