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Flexible Shelving For Your Home Office or Library — board plan

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

Buy 26 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 14"

1 board · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Lower back - plywood — 36"
    2. Lower back - plywood — 36"

3/4" × 10"

11 boards · 51.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Sides - plywood — 90"

  2. Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Sides - plywood — 90"

  3. Board 3 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Sides - plywood — 90"

  4. Board 4 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Optional side (for 2 units) - plywood — 90"

  5. Board 5 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

  6. Board 6 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

  7. Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

  8. Board 8 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

  9. Board 9 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

  10. Board 10 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

  11. Board 11 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"
    2. Shelves - 3/4" plywood — 36"

3/4" × 6"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Upper back - plywood — 36"
    2. Upper back - plywood — 36"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front and back aprons - plywood — 36"
    2. Front and back aprons - plywood — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front and back aprons - plywood — 36"
    2. Front and back aprons - plywood — 36"

3/4" × 3/4"

11 boards · 3.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Front side edging - wood — 90"

  2. Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Front side edging - wood — 90"

  3. Board 3 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Front side edging - wood — 90"

  4. Board 4 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Optional side edging (for 2 units) - wood — 90"

  5. Board 5 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

  6. Board 6 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

  7. Board 7 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

  8. Board 8 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

  9. Board 9 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

  10. Board 10 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

  11. Board 11 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"
    2. Front shelf edging - wood — 36"

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.