Fancy Closet Storage Tower — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4" left over
21"21"15"15"4 1/2"4 1/2"4 1/2"4 1/2"
1. Base front/back rails — 21"
2. Base front/back rails — 21"
3. Base side rails — 15"
4. Base side rails — 15"
5. Base legs — 4 1/2"
6. Base legs — 4 1/2"
7. Base legs — 4 1/2"
8. Base legs — 4 1/2"

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, ripped to 15-3/4" strips, full sheet

3 boards · 26.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/4" left over
72"22 1/2"
1. Sides — 72"
2. Shelves, top and bottom — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/4" left over
72"22 1/2"
1. Sides — 72"
2. Shelves, top and bottom — 22 1/2"
Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Shelves, top and bottom — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 2 ft

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
72"21"
1. Baseboard trim — 72"
2. Header — 21"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
71 1/4"21"
1. Face frame stiles — 71 1/4"
2. Face frame bottom rail — 21"
Board 2 · 23 5/8" left over
71 1/4"
1. Face frame stiles — 71 1/4"
Board 3 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Face frame top rail — 24"

1/4" × 24" — 1/4" plywood, full sheet (back)

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Back panel — 72"

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 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 4" left over

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, ripped to 15-3/4" strips, full sheet

Board 1 · 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 2 ft

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 23 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 70 7/8" left over

1/4" × 24" — 1/4" plywood, full sheet (back)

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over