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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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7/8" left over

    1. Vertical Outer Carcass — 94"

  2. Board 2 · 7/8" left over

    1. Vertical Outer Carcass — 94"

  3. Board 3 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top — 72"
    2. Shelves — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Carcass — 70"
    2. Shelves — 22"

  5. Board 5 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 70"
    2. Shelves — 22"

  6. Board 6 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Top Shelf Dividers — 69"
    2. Shelves — 22"

  7. Board 7 · 3 3/4" left over

    1. Top Shelf Dividers — 69"
    2. Shelves — 22"

  8. Board 8 · 6 1/2" left over

    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 each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Horizontal Face Frame — 72"
    2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Horizontal Face Frame — 72"
    2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"

  3. Board 3 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Horizontal Face Frame — 72"
    2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"

  4. Board 4 · 1/4" left over

    1. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    3. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    4. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    5. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    6. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"

  5. Board 5 · 1/4" left over

    1. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    2. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    3. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    4. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    5. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    6. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"

  6. Board 6 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Cabinet Door Slats — 21"
    2. Bottom Vertical Face Frame — 19"
    3. Bottom Vertical Face Frame — 19"
    4. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    5. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    6. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    7. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    8. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    9. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"

  7. Board 7 · 84 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"
    2. Cabinet Door Rails — 5"

1" × 2"

4 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"
    2. Bottom Vertical Face Frame — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"
    2. Bottom Vertical Face Frame — 19"

  3. Board 3 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"

  4. Board 4 · 27 7/8" left over

    1. Top Vertical Face Frame — 67"

1/4" × 48"

1 board · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 93"

1/4" × 24"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 93"

1/4" × 6"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

    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"

  2. Board 2 · 77 7/8" left over

    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.