6-Cube Organizer Bookshelf — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

3 boards · 14.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 7/8" left over
40 1/2"39"12 1/4"
1. Top — 40 1/2"
2. Shelves — 39"
3. Cubby dividers — 12 1/4"
Board 2 · 2 1/8" left over
39"26 3/4"26 3/4"
1. Shelves — 39"
2. Sides — 26 3/4"
3. Sides — 26 3/4"
Board 3 · 57 7/8" left over
12 1/4"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Cubby dividers — 12 1/4"
2. Cubby dividers — 12 1/4"
3. Cubby dividers — 12 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

5 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over
37 1/2"37 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 37 1/2"
2. Front/back trim — 37 1/2"
Board 2 · 19 3/4" left over
37 1/2"37 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 37 1/2"
2. Front/back trim — 37 1/2"
Board 3 · 19 3/4" left over
37 1/2"37 1/2"
1. Front/back trim — 37 1/2"
2. Front/back trim — 37 1/2"
Board 4 · 1 5/8" 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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 2 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 57 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 19 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 19 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 19 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 63 7/8" left over