Floating Shelf with Hidden Closet Rod — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

1 1/4" × 1 1/4" — Closet rod dowel

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 65 5/8" left over
5 3/4"5 3/4"5 3/4"5 3/4"5 3/4"
1. Hidden hanging pegs — 5 3/4"
2. Hidden hanging pegs — 5 3/4"
3. Hidden hanging pegs — 5 3/4"
4. Hidden hanging pegs — 5 3/4"
5. Hidden hanging pegs — 5 3/4"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

0 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Top at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Frame sides — 90"
Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Frame sides — 90"

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.

1 1/4" × 1 1/4" — Closet rod dowel

Board 1 · 65 5/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over