Easy-to-Build Bookcase – Metric — board plan

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

Buy 0 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

38" × 38"

0 boards · 92301.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Leg at 953" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 953" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 953" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Leg at 953" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Rail at 813" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Rail at 813" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Rail at 813" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Long Rail at 813" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Rail at 235" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Rail at 235" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Rail at 235" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Short Rail at 235" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

19" × 235"

0 boards · 155290.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Top and Bottom Shelf at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Top and Bottom Shelf at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Middle Shelf at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Middle Shelf at 889" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Shelf Divider at 260" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Shelf Divider at 260" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Top Shelf Divider at 279" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

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.