DIY Pantry Door Spice Rack — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 10 ft

3 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Sides — 39"
2. Sides — 39"
Board 2 · 16 1/2" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"19 1/2"19 1/2"
1. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
2. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
3. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
4. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
Board 3 · 16 1/2" left over
19 1/2"19 1/2"19 1/2"19 1/2"
1. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
2. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
3. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"
4. Top, bottom, and shelves — 19 1/2"

3/8" × 3/8" — 3/8" dowels, 4 ft

2 boards · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Dowels — 20 1/2"
2. Dowels — 20 1/2"
3. Dowels — 20 1/2"
4. Dowels — 20 1/2"
Board 2 · 53 3/4" left over
20 1/2"20 1/2"
1. Dowels — 20 1/2"
2. Dowels — 20 1/2"

1/4" × 21" — 1/4" plywood, from a 2x4 sheet

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 42% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over
39"
1. Back panel — 39"

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" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 10 ft

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 16 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 16 1/2" left over

3/8" × 3/8" — 3/8" dowels, 4 ft

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 53 3/4" left over

1/4" × 21" — 1/4" plywood, from a 2x4 sheet

Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over