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Built-In Closet Organizer — board plan

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

Buy 15 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 16"

3 boards · 21.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 65"
    2. Top/Bott/Shelves — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 65"
    2. Top/Bott/Shelves — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Top/Bott/Shelves — 23"
    2. Top/Bott/Shelves — 23"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front (LG) — 22"
    2. Drawer Front (LG) — 22"
    3. Drawer Front (LG) — 22"

3/4" × 6"

3 boards · 7.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Box Front/Backs (LG) — 19"
    2. Drawer Box Front/Backs (LG) — 19"
    3. Drawer Box Front/Backs (LG) — 19"
    4. Drawer Box Front/Backs (LG) — 19"
    5. Drawer Sides (LG) — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Box Front/Backs (LG) — 19"
    2. Drawer Box Front/Backs (LG) — 19"
    3. Drawer Sides (LG) — 15"
    4. Drawer Sides (LG) — 15"
    5. Drawer Sides (LG) — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Sides (LG) — 15"
    2. Drawer Sides (LG) — 15"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front (SM) — 22"

3/4" × 3"

3 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Wall Brace — 23"
    2. Wall Brace — 23"
    3. Face Frame Bottom (This was cut out of Plywood) — 22"
    4. Drawer Box Front/Back (SM) — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer Box Front/Back (SM) — 19"
    2. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    3. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    4. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    5. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    6. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    2. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    3. Drawer Slide Mounts (LG) — 15"
    4. Drawer Sides (SM) — 15"
    5. Drawer Sides (SM) — 15"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Face Frame Vertical (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 66"
    2. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Face Frame Vertical (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 66"
    2. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"

  3. Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"
    2. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"
    3. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"
    4. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"

1/4" × 15"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms (LG) — 21"
    2. Drawer Bottoms (LG) — 21"
    3. Drawer Bottoms (LG) — 21"
    4. Drawer Bottom (SM) — 21"

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.