File Base for the Classic Storage Wall System Desk — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 23 1/4" — 3/4 in plywood

2 boards · 14.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"17"15 1/2"
1. Sides — 29 1/4"
2. Sides — 29 1/4"
3. Top — 17"
4. Shelves — 15 1/2"
Board 2 · 79 3/8" left over
15 1/2"
1. Shelves — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 12 1/4" — 3/4 in plywood

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 49 1/4" left over
22 3/4"22 3/4"
1. Drawer bottoms — 22 3/4"
2. Drawer bottoms — 22 3/4"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

2 boards · 6.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/2" left over
23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"23 1/2"
1. Drawer sides — 23 1/2"
2. Drawer sides — 23 1/2"
3. Drawer sides — 23 1/2"
4. Drawer sides — 23 1/2"
Board 2 · 70 1/4" left over
12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Drawer backs — 12 1/4"
2. Drawer backs — 12 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over
17"17"
1. Face-frame bottom — 17"
2. Base moulding — 17"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10" left over
25 1/4"25 1/4"17"17"
1. Face-frame side trim — 25 1/4"
2. Face-frame side trim — 25 1/4"
3. Face-frame top trim — 17"
4. Face-frame top trim — 17"
Board 2 · 79 3/8" left over
15 1/2"
1. Shelf trim — 15 1/2"

3/8" × 11 5/8" — 3/8 in plywood

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 67 1/4" left over
13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Drawer-face backs — 13 3/4"
2. Drawer-face backs — 13 3/4"

3/8" × 1 1/2" — 3/8 in plywood

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
11 5/8"11 5/8"11 5/8"11 5/8"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"10 3/4"
1. Drawer-face rails — 11 5/8"
2. Drawer-face rails — 11 5/8"
3. Drawer-face rails — 11 5/8"
4. Drawer-face rails — 11 5/8"
5. Drawer-face stiles — 10 3/4"
6. Drawer-face stiles — 10 3/4"
7. Drawer-face stiles — 10 3/4"
8. Drawer-face stiles — 10 3/4"

1/4" × 16 1/2" — 1/4 in plywood

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over
30"
1. Back — 30"

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" × 23 1/4" — 3/4 in plywood

Board 1 · 3 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 79 3/8" left over

3/4" × 12 1/4" — 3/4 in plywood

Board 1 · 49 1/4" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10

Board 1 · 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 70 1/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 10" left over

Board 2 · 79 3/8" left over

3/8" × 11 5/8" — 3/8 in plywood

Board 1 · 67 1/4" left over

3/8" × 1 1/2" — 3/8 in plywood

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

1/4" × 16 1/2" — 1/4 in plywood

Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over