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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over
42"
1. Top — 42"

3/4" × 12"

3 boards · 16.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
32"32"13"13"
1. Sides — 32"
2. Sides — 32"
3. Base support 1 — 13"
4. Base support 1 — 13"
Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over
32"32"13"13"
1. Sides — 32"
2. Sides — 32"
3. Shelves — 13"
4. Shelves — 13"
Board 3 · 43 1/2" left over
13"13"13"12"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 70 3/4" left over
12"12"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10" left over
11"11"11"11"10"10"10"10"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 5/8" left over
12"12"12"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8" left over
11"11"11"11"11"11"10"10"
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"
Board 2 · 54 1/2" left over
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.

3/4" × 13"

Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over

3/4" × 12"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 43 1/2" left over

3/4" × 7"

Board 1 · 70 3/4" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 10" left over

3/4" × 4"

Board 1 · 58 5/8" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 8" left over

Board 2 · 54 1/2" left over