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Plywood Shelves for Closet — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 3"

2 boards · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf trim — 22"
    2. Shelf trim — 22"
    3. Shelf trim — 22"
    4. Shelf trim — 22"

  2. Board 2 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf trim — 22"

1" × 2"

2 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Wall cleats — 13"
    2. Wall cleats — 13"
    3. Wall cleats — 13"
    4. Wall cleats — 13"
    5. Wall cleats — 13"
    6. Wall cleats — 13"
    7. Wall cleats — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 55 5/8" left over

    1. Wall cleats — 13"
    2. Wall cleats — 13"
    3. Wall cleats — 13"

3/4" × 13"

2 boards · 9.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelves — 23"
    2. Shelves — 23"
    3. Shelves — 23"
    4. Shelves — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 71 7/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 23"

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.