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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
65"23"
1. Sides — 65"
2. Top/Bott/Shelves — 23"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
65"23"
1. Sides — 65"
2. Top/Bott/Shelves — 23"
Board 3 · 48 3/4" left over
23"23"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 5/8" left over
22"22"22"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over
19"19"19"19"15"
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"
Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over
19"19"15"15"15"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over
22"
1. Drawer Front (SM) — 22"

3/4" × 3"

3 boards · 4.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over
23"23"22"19"
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"
Board 2 · 1/4" left over
19"15"15"15"15"15"
1. Drawer Box Front/Back (SM) —

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over
66"22"
1. Face Frame Vertical (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 66"
2. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"
Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over
66"22"
1. Face Frame Vertical (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 66"
2. Face Frame Horizontal (uses 1x2x8 boards) — 22"
Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over
22"22"22"

1/4" × 15"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
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.

Built-In Closet Organizer — board plan

3/4" × 16"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 48 3/4" left over

3/4" × 7"

Board 1 · 28 5/8" left over

3/4" × 6"

Board 1 · 3 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over

3/4" × 4"

Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1"

Board 1 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 6 1/2" left over

1/4" × 15"

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 64 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 19 3/8" left over