Skip to content
Notch
← Back to the plan

Paint and Stain Storage Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1/2" × 11"

2 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 48"

  2. Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Sides — 48"

1/2" × 8"

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Backs — 36"
    2. Bottom Backs — 36"

1/2" × 6"

1 board · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Fronts — 36"
    2. Bottom Fronts — 36"

1/2" × 5"

2 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Top Backs — 36"
    2. Top Backs — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Middle Fronts — 36"
    2. Middle Fronts — 36"

1/2" × 3"

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Top Fronts — 36"
    2. Top Fronts — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Middle Backs — 36"
    2. Middle Backs — 36"

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.