Industrial Cubby Storage — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over
10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
2. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
3. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
4. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
5. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"
6. 2 x 4 Rails — 10 1/2"

1 1/2" × 2 1/2"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over
10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"10 1/2"
1. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
2. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
3. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
4. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
5. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"
6. 2 x 3 Rails — 10 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

6 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8" left over
47 1/2"13"13"13"
1. Vertical Posts — 47 1/2"
2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
4. Horizontal Supports — 13"
Board 2 · 8" left over
47 1/2"13"13"13"
1. Vertical Posts — 47 1/2"
2. Horizontal Supports — 13"
3. Horizontal Supports — 13"
4. Horizontal Supports — 13"
Board 3 · 8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2"

2 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

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

1/2" × 1/2"

2 boards · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over
13"13"13"13"13"13"13"
1. Stop Blocks — 13"
2. Stop Blocks — 13"
3. Stop Blocks — 13"
4. Stop Blocks — 13"
5. Stop Blocks — 13"
6. Stop Blocks — 13"
7. Stop Blocks — 13"
Board 2 · 68 3/4" left over
13"13"
1. Stop Blocks — 13"
2. Stop Blocks — 13"

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.

Industrial Cubby Storage — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 2 1/2"

Board 1 · 31 1/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

Board 1 · 8" left over

Board 2 · 8" left over

Board 3 · 8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2"

Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 52 7/8" left over

1/2" × 1/2"

Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 68 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 8" left over

Board 5 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 8 1/8" left over