Puzzle Bookcase — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 14" — 3/4" MDF or plywood

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over
30"
1. Cubby back — 30"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

5 boards · 26.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
72 1/2"18 1/2"
1. Side and back — 72 1/2"
2. Shelves — 18 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
72 1/2"18 1/2"
1. Side and back — 72 1/2"
2. Shelves — 18 1/2"
Board 3 · 2" left over
30"30"18 1/2"14"
1. Cubby tops and bottoms — 30"
2. Cubby tops and bottoms — 30"
3. Shelves — 18 1/2"
4. Upper cubby sides — 14"
Board 4 · 8 3/8" left over
18 1/2"18 1/2"18 1/2"16 1/2"14"
1. Shelves — 18 1/2"
2. Shelves — 18 1/2"
3. Shelves — 18 1/2"
4. Bottom cubby side — 16 1/2"
5. Upper cubby sides — 14"
Board 5 · 69 3/4" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Cubby sides — 12 1/2"
2. Cubby sides — 12 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 76 3/8" left over
18 1/2"
1. Footer — 18 1/2"

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" × 14" — 3/4" MDF or plywood

Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 2" left over

Board 4 · 8 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 69 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 76 3/8" left over