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Bookcase with toy storage and animal zoo — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 48% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 49 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 45"

3/4" × 14"

5 boards · 34.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 74"
    2. Cube Dividers — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 74"
    2. Cube Dividers — 14"

  3. Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Vertical Dividers — 43"
    2. Vertical Dividers — 43"

  4. Board 4 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Lower Shelves — 42"
    2. Lower Shelves — 42"

  5. Board 5 · 24 5/8" left over

    1. Lower Shelves — 42"
    2. Center Shelves — 14"
    3. Center Shelves — 14"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over

    1. Book Divider — 14"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21 5/8" left over

    1. Base Front Trim — 45"
    2. Base Side Trim — 14"
    3. Base Side Trim — 14"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 7/8" left over

    1. Top Trim — 44"

3/4" × 1"

4 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

    1. Animal Zoo Posts — 48"
    2. Animal Zoo Spacer — 14"
    3. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Front/Back — 12"
    4. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Front/Back — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/8" left over

    1. Animal Zoo Posts — 48"
    2. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Front/Back — 12"
    3. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Front/Back — 12"
    4. Animal Zoo Middle Sides — 12"
    5. Animal Zoo Middle Front/Back — 9"

  3. Board 3 · 1 3/8" left over

    1. Animal Zoo Posts — 48"
    2. Animal Zoo Middle Sides — 12"
    3. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Sides — 11"
    4. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Sides — 11"
    5. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Sides — 11"

  4. Board 4 · 26 5/8" left over

    1. Animal Zoo Posts — 48"
    2. Animal Zoo Top/Bottom Sides — 11"
    3. Animal Zoo Middle Front/Back — 9"

1/2" × 13"

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Toy Shelves — 14"
    2. Toy Shelves — 14"
    3. Toy Shelves — 14"
    4. Toy Shelves — 14"
    5. Toy Shelves — 14"
    6. Toy Shelves — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 66 3/4" left over

    1. Toy Shelves — 14"
    2. Toy Shelves — 14"

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.