Floating Wall Shelves with Gallery Rails — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5 1/4"

2 boards · 5.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over
38"38"
1. Wall shelf sides — 38"
2. Wall shelf sides — 38"
Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Top and bottom — 21 1/2"
2. Top and bottom — 21 1/2"
3. Shelves — 21 1/2"
4. Shelves — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 73 3/8" left over
21 1/2"
1. Decorative Top — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 73 3/8" left over
21 1/2"
1. Wall attachment Piece — 21 1/2"

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 1/4"

Board 1 · 18 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/2" left over

3/4" × 4"

Board 1 · 73 3/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2"

Board 1 · 73 3/8" left over