Classic Cubby Series — 9 Cubby Bookshelf (Face-Framed) — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

4 boards · 23.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
45 1/2"45 1/2"
1. Box sides — 45 1/2"
2. Box sides — 45 1/2"
Board 2 · 6 1/4" left over
45"43 1/2"
1. Box top — 45"
2. Box bottom — 43 1/2"
Board 3 · 9 1/4" left over
42 3/4"42 3/4"
1. Middle uprights — 42 3/4"
2. Middle uprights — 42 3/4"
Board 4 · 10 1/4" left over
14"14"14"14"14"14"
1. Shelves — 14"
2. Shelves — 14"
3. Shelves — 14"
4. Shelves — 14"
5. Shelves — 14"
6. Shelves — 14"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

5 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Back face frame, top — 45"
2. Front face frame, top — 45"
Board 2 · 5 1/4" left over
44 3/4"44 3/4"
1. Back face frame, sides — 44 3/4"
2. Back face frame, sides — 44 3/4"
Board 3 · 5 1/4" left over
44 3/4"44 3/4"
1. Front face frame, sides — 44 3/4"
2. Front face frame, sides — 44 3/4"
Board 4 · 10 3/4" left over

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.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 9 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 10 1/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 5 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 12 1/4" left over