Cubby Bookcase — Modular Office Collection — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

3 boards · 18.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
36"36"11"11"
1. Top and bottom — 36"
2. Top and bottom — 36"
3. Shelves — 11"
4. Shelves — 11"
Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"11"11"
1. Vertical dividers — 34 1/2"
2. Vertical dividers — 34 1/2"
3. Shelves — 11"
4. Shelves — 11"
Board 3 · 3 1/2" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"11"11"
1. Vertical dividers — 34 1/2"
2. Vertical dividers — 34 1/2"
3. Shelves — 11"
4. Shelves — 11"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 28 1/4" left over
11"11"11"11"11"11"
1. Inside supports — 11"
2. Inside supports — 11"
3. Inside supports — 11"
4. Inside supports — 11"
5. Inside supports — 11"
6. Inside supports — 11"

1/4" × 36" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Back — 36"

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

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 3 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 28 1/4" left over

1/4" × 36" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over