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Floating Display Shelves — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 28"

1 board · 48.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

    1. Back Panel — 72"

3" × 9"

2 boards · 34.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

    1. Top Shelf — 16"
    2. Top Shelf — 16"
    3. Top Shelf — 16"
    4. Top Shelf — 16"
    5. Top Shelf — 16"

  2. Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 16"
    2. Bottom Shelf — 16"
    3. Bottom Shelf — 16"
    4. Bottom Shelf — 16"
    5. Bottom Shelf — 16"

1" × 3"

6 boards · 6.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Filler Strips — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Filler Strips — 48"

  3. Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Filler Strips — 48"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Filler Strips — 48"

  5. Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Filler Strips — 48"

  6. Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Filler Strips — 48"

1/2" × 1"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Hanger Cleat — 22"

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.