Freestanding Pantry Bookshelf — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 1/4" — 3/4" white melamine shelving board, 15-1/4" wide, 8 ft

7 boards · 55.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Sides — 78"
Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Sides — 78"
Board 3 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Sides — 78"
Board 4 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Shelves — 31 1/2"
2. Shelves — 31 1/2"
3. Shelves — 31 1/2"
Board 5 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Shelves — 31 1/2"
2. Shelves — 31 1/2"
3. Shelves — 31 1/2"
Board 6 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Shelves — 31 1/2"
2. Shelves — 31 1/2"
3. Shelves — 31 1/2"
Board 7 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Shelves — 31 1/2"
2. Shelves — 31 1/2"
3. Shelves — 31 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft, primed and painted white

2 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 100% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Bay supports — 31 1/2"
2. Bay supports — 31 1/2"
3. Bay supports — 31 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/8" left over
31 1/2"31 1/2"31 1/2"
1. Bay supports — 31 1/2"
2. Bay supports — 31 1/2"
3. Bay supports — 31 1/2"

1/4" × 63" — 1/4" plywood, painted white (optional back)

1 board · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Back panel (optional) — 78"

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" × 15 1/4" — 3/4" white melamine shelving board, 15-1/4" wide, 8 ft

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 1/8" left over

Board 5 · 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 1/8" left over

Board 7 · 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft, primed and painted white

Board 1 · 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1/8" left over

1/4" × 63" — 1/4" plywood, painted white (optional back)

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over