Flat Wall Book Shelves — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 12 ft

3 boards · 6.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 1/4" left over
57"22 1/2"
1. Sides — 57"
2. Shelves — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 15 1/4" left over
57"22 1/2"
1. Sides — 57"
2. Shelves — 22 1/2"
Board 3 · 49 3/4" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Shelves — 22 1/2"
2. Shelves — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/4" — Base moulding, 3-1/4", between 1/2" and 1" thick

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over
40"
1. Footer moulding — 40"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Back supports and front rails — 22 1/2"
2. Back supports and front rails — 22 1/2"
3. Back supports and front rails — 22 1/2"
4. Back supports and front rails — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Back supports and front rails — 22 1/2"
2. Back supports and front rails —

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" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 12 ft

Board 1 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 15 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 49 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/4" — Base moulding, 3-1/4", between 1/2" and 1" thick

Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 27 1/8" left over