Freestanding Ladder Bookcase — board plan

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

Buy 13 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 1/8" left over
43 1/4"10"10"10"10"
1. Rear stretcher — 43 1/4"
2. Feet / leg bases — 10"
3. Feet / leg bases — 10"
4. Feet / leg bases — 10"
5. Feet / leg bases — 10"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

5 boards · 16.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

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

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

7 boards · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
68 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Leg spines (outer) — 68 1/2"
2. Upper inside top rails — 22 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
68 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Leg spines (outer) — 68 1/2"
2. Upper inside top rails — 22 1/2"
Board 3 · 5/8" left over
68 1/2"19 1/2"6"
1. Leg spines (outer) — 68 1/2"
2. Lower inside rails — 19 1/2"
3. Bottom trim spacers — 6"

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.

Freestanding Ladder Bookcase — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 11 1/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

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

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 5/8" left over

Board 4 · 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 37 3/4" left over