Locker Bookshelf (48" Mudroom Unit) — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

5 boards · 26.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 5/8" left over
67 1/4"
1. Sides — 67 1/4"
Board 2 · 27 5/8" left over
67 1/4"
1. Sides — 67 1/4"
Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over
49 1/2"36 1/2"
1. Top — 49 1/2"
2. Locker dividers — 36 1/2"
Board 4 · 1 3/4" left over
46 1/2"46 1/2"
1. Shelves — 46 1/2"
2. Shelves — 46 1/2"
Board 5 · 11 3/4" left over
46 1/2"36 1/2"
1. Shelves — 46 1/2"
2. Locker dividers — 36 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

4 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 29 1/8" left over
65 3/4"
1. Side trim — 65 3/4"
Board 2 · 29 1/8" left over
65 3/4"
1. Side trim — 65 3/4"
Board 3 · 45 3/8" left over
49 1/2"
1. Crown — 49 1/2"
Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Header — 48"

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 6.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 5/8" left over
67 1/4"
1. Back — 67 1/4"

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 · 27 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 27 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 11 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 29 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 29 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 45 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 27 5/8" left over