Modular Office — Narrow Open Shelf Base — board plan

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

Buy 5 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

2 boards · 10.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 1/8" left over
29"29"19 1/2"
1. Sides — 29"
2. Sides — 29"
3. Top — 19 1/2"
Board 2 · 58 3/4" left over
18"18"
1. Shelves — 18"
2. Shelves — 18"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over
21"18"15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Bottom front trim — 21"
2. Bottom inside trim — 18"
3. Bottom side trim — 15 1/2"
4. Bottom side trim — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over
21"18"15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Top front trim — 21"
2. Top inside trim — 18"
3. Top side trim — 15 1/2"
4. Top side trim — 15 1/2"

1/4" × 19 1/2" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 65 1/8" left over
29 3/4"
1. Back — 29 3/4"

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" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 17 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 58 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 24 1/2" left over

1/4" × 19 1/2" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 65 1/8" left over