Contemporary Display Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over
16"16"14"14"
1. Box Side — 16"
2. Box Side — 16"
3. Box Top — 14"
4. Box Bottom — 14"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
33"32"17"8"
1. Long Side — 33"
2. Long Bottom — 32"
3. Short Side — 17"
4. Horizontal Divider — 8"
Board 2 · 55 1/2" left over
15"8"8"8"
1. Top — 15"
2. Horizontal Divider — 8"
3. Lower Vertical Divider — 8"
4. Upper Vertical Divider — 8"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over
14"
1. Box Cleat — 14"

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"

Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 55 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over