General Store Cubbies — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

3 boards · 17.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over
40 1/2"40 1/2"
1. Shelves — 40 1/2"
2. Shelves — 40 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over
40 1/2"36"16 7/8"
1. Shelves — 40 1/2"
2. Sides — 36"
3. Cubby dividers — 16 7/8"
Board 3 · 7 7/8" left over
36"16 7/8"16 7/8"16 7/8"
1. Sides — 36"
2. Cubby dividers — 16 7/8"
3. Cubby dividers — 16 7/8"
4. Cubby dividers — 16 7/8"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

3 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over
42"42"
1. Shelf trim — 42"
2. Shelf trim — 42"
Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over
42"42"
1. Shelf trim — 42"
2. Shelf trim — 42"
Board 3 · 52 7/8" left over
42"
1. Shelf trim — 42"

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" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 7 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 52 7/8" left over