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 the boards you buy used

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

3" × 9"

2 boards · 34.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
1. Top Shelf — 16"
2. Top Shelf — 16"
3. Top Shelf — 16"
4. Top Shelf — 16"
5. Top Shelf — 16"
Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over
16"16"16"16"16"
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 the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Filler Strips — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Filler Strips — 48"
Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Filler Strips — 48"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Filler Strips — 48"
Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Filler Strips — 48"
Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

1/2" × 1"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over
22"
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.

3" × 28"

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over

3" × 9"

Board 1 · 14 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 14 3/8" left over

1" × 3"

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 46 7/8" left over

1/2" × 1"

Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over