Console Cubby Shelves — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

4 boards · 22.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1" left over
63 1/2"30 1/4"
1. Top — 63 1/2"
2. Sides — 30 1/4"
Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over
62"30 1/4"
1. Shelves — 62"
2. Sides — 30 1/4"
Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over
62"14"14"
1. Shelves — 62"
2. Vertical dividers — 14"
3. Vertical dividers — 14"
Board 4 · 38 1/2" left over
14"14"14"14"
1. Vertical dividers — 14"
2. Vertical dividers — 14"
3. Vertical dividers — 14"
4. Vertical dividers — 14"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

8 boards · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/4" left over
63 1/2"28"
1. Top and bottom trim — 63 1/2"
2. Vertical trim — 28"
Board 2 · 3 1/4" left over
63 1/2"28"
1. Top and bottom trim — 63 1/2"
2. Vertical trim — 28"
Board 3 · 3 1/4" left over
63 1/2"28"
1. Top and bottom trim — 63 1/2"
2. Vertical trim — 28"
Board 4 · 3 1/4" left over

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

Console Cubby Shelves — board plan

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 1" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 4 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 38 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 6 · 10 5/8" left over

Board 7 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 8 · 31 7/8" left over