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Modular Closet Organizer — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 15"

1 board · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over

    1. Cubby Shelf — 21"

3/4" × 15"

4 boards · 33.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 70"
    2. Cubby Top — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 70"
    2. Cubby Bottom — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 70"
    2. Cubby Side — 22"

  4. Board 4 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Side — 70"
    2. Cubby Side — 22"

3/4" × 11"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Tower Top — 15"
    2. Tower Top — 15"
    3. Tower Bottom — 15"
    4. Tower Bottom — 15"

3/4" × 9"

2 boards · 8.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Tower Shelf — 15"
    2. Tower Shelf — 15"
    3. Tower Shelf — 15"
    4. Tower Shelf — 15"
    5. Tower Shelf — 15"
    6. Tower Shelf — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 34 1/2" left over

    1. Tower Shelf — 15"
    2. Tower Shelf — 15"
    3. Tower Shelf — 15"
    4. Tower Shelf — 15"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Ledger — 72"
    2. Cubby Rail — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 74 3/4" left over

    1. Tower Rail — 10"
    2. Tower Rail — 10"

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.