Display Cubbies Wall Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

1/2" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket, dog-eared, 6 ft

5 boards · 8.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over
36"36"17"
1. Sides — 36"
2. Sides — 36"
3. Back boards — 17"
Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over
32 1/2"32 1/2"17"
1. Vertical dividers — 32 1/2"
2. Vertical dividers — 32 1/2"
3. Back boards — 17"
Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Back boards — 17"
2. Back boards — 17"
3. Back boards — 17"
4. Back boards — 17"
5. Back boards — 17"
Board 4 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
1. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"
2. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"
3. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"
4. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"
5. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"
Board 5 · 62 3/4" left over
16"16"
1. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"
2. Horizontal shelves, notched — 16"

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.

1/2" × 5 1/2" — Cedar fence picket, dog-eared, 6 ft

Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 12 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 62 3/4" left over