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DIY Custom Craft Closet — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 13"

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 42"

3/4" × 12"

3 boards · 16.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Sides — 32"
    2. Sides — 32"
    3. Base support 1 — 13"
    4. Base support 1 — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Sides — 32"
    2. Sides — 32"
    3. Shelves — 13"
    4. Shelves — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 43 1/2" left over

    1. Shelves — 13"
    2. Shelves — 13"
    3. Shelves — 13"
    4. Base Support 2 — 12"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Large drawer fronts — 12"
    2. Large drawer fronts — 12"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 90% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10" left over

    1. Large drawer side 2 — 11"
    2. Large drawer side 2 — 11"
    3. Large drawer side 2 — 11"
    4. Large drawer side 2 — 11"
    5. Large drawer side 1 — 10"
    6. Large drawer side 1 — 10"
    7. Large drawer side 1 — 10"
    8. Large drawer side 1 — 10"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 5/8" left over

    1. Small drawer fronts — 12"
    2. Small drawer fronts — 12"
    3. Small drawer fronts — 12"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8" left over

    1. Small drawer side 2 — 11"
    2. Small drawer side 2 — 11"
    3. Small drawer side 2 — 11"
    4. Small drawer side 2 — 11"
    5. Small drawer side 2 — 11"
    6. Small drawer side 2 — 11"
    7. Small drawer side 1 — 10"
    8. Small drawer side 1 — 10"

  2. Board 2 · 54 1/2" left over

    1. Small drawer side 1 — 10"
    2. Small drawer side 1 — 10"
    3. Small drawer side 1 — 10"
    4. Small drawer side 1 — 10"

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.