Easy-to-Build Bookcase — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

4 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
37"37"9"9"
1. Leg — 37"
2. Leg — 37"
3. Short Rail — 9"
4. Short Rail — 9"
Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over
37"37"9"9"
1. Leg — 37"
2. Leg — 37"
3. Short Rail — 9"
4. Short Rail — 9"
Board 3 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Long Rail — 32"
2. Long Rail — 32"
Board 4 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Long Rail — 32"
2. Long Rail — 32"

3/4" × 9"

2 boards · 9.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over
35"35"11"10"
1. Top and Bottom Shelf — 35"
2. Top and Bottom Shelf — 35"
3. Top Shelf Divider — 11"
4. Shelf Divider — 10"
Board 2 · 14 5/8" left over
35"35"10"
1. Middle Shelf — 35"
2. Middle Shelf — 35"
3. Shelf Divider — 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.

1" × 1"

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 30 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 30 3/4" left over

3/4" × 9"

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 14 5/8" left over