Built-In Bookshelf — board plan

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

Buy 23 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 12"

8 boards · 70.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7/8" left over
94"
1. Vertical Outer Carcass — 94"
Board 2 · 7/8" left over
94"
1. Vertical Outer Carcass — 94"
Board 3 · 3/4" left over
72"22"
1. Top — 72"
2. Shelves — 22"
Board 4 · 2 3/4" left over
70"22"
1. Bottom Carcass — 70"
2. Shelves — 22"
Board 5 · 2 3/4" left over
70"22"
1. Bottom Shelf — 70"
2. Shelves — 22"
Board 6 · 3 3/4" left over
69"22"
1. Top Shelf Dividers — 69"
2. Shelves — 22"
Board 7 · 3 3/4" left over
69"22"
1. Top Shelf Dividers — 69"
2. Shelves — 22"
Board 8 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"22"
1. Shelves — 22"
2. Shelves — 22"
3. Shelves — 22"
4. Shelves — 22"

1" × 3"

7 boards · 13.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
72"21"
1. Horizontal Face Frame — 72"
2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over
72"21"
1. Horizontal Face Frame — 72"
2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
Board 3 · 1 3/4" left over
72"21"
1. Horizontal Face Frame — 72"
2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
Board 4 · 1/4" left over

1" × 2"

4 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
67"19"
1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"
2. Bottom Vertical Face Frame — 19"
Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over
67"19"
1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"
2. Bottom Vertical Face Frame — 19"
Board 3 · 27 7/8" left over
67"
1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"
Board 4 · 27 7/8" left over
67"
1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"

1/4" × 48"

1 board · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over
93"
1. Back — 93"

1/4" × 24"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over
93"
1. Back — 93"

1/4" × 6"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Cabinet Door Panel — 17"
2. Cabinet Door Panel — 17"
3. Cabinet Door Panel — 17"
4. Cabinet Door Panel — 17"
5. Cabinet Door Panel — 17"
Board 2 · 77 7/8" left over
17"
1. Cabinet Door Panel — 17"

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.

Built-In Bookshelf — board plan

1" × 12"

Board 1 · 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 2 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 6 1/2" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 1/4" left over

1" × 2"

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 27 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 27 7/8" left over

1/4" × 48"

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

1/4" × 24"

Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

1/4" × 6"

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 77 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 7 · 84 3/4" left over