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One Sheet Plywood Bookshelf — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Long Frame Pieces — 45"
    2. Long Frame Pieces — 45"

  2. Board 2 · 54 1/4" left over

    1. Short Frame Pieces — 8"
    2. Short Frame Pieces — 8"
    3. Legs — 6"
    4. Legs — 6"
    5. Legs — 6"
    6. Legs — 6"

3/4" × 11"

3 boards · 12.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Top Panel — 48"
    2. Bottom Panel — 46"

  2. Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels — 32"
    2. Side Panels — 32"

  3. Board 3 · 63 7/8" left over

    1. Middle Divider — 31"

3/4" × 10"

1 board · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Shelves — 22"
    2. Shelves — 22"
    3. Shelves — 22"
    4. Shelves — 22"

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.