4x4 Rolling Cube Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

5 boards · 30.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3/4" left over
47 3/4"46 1/4"
1. Top — 47 3/4"
2. Bottom — 46 1/4"
Board 2 · 4 1/4" left over
45 1/4"45 1/4"
1. Sides — 45 1/4"
2. Sides — 45 1/4"
Board 3 · 7 1/4" left over
43 3/4"43 3/4"
1. Dividers — 43 3/4"
2. Dividers — 43 3/4"
Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over
43 3/4"11"11"11"11"
1. Dividers — 43 3/4"
2. Shelves — 11"
3. Shelves — 11"
4. Shelves — 11"
5. Shelves — 11"
Board 5 · 6" left over
11"11"11"11"11"11"11"11"
1. Shelves — 11"
2. Shelves — 11"
3. Shelves — 11"
4. Shelves — 11"
5. Shelves — 11"
6. Shelves — 11"
7. Shelves — 11"
8. Shelves — 11"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

4 boards · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over
47 3/4"44 3/4"
1. Top trim — 47 3/4"
2. Bottom trim — 44 3/4"
Board 2 · 2 1/4" left over
47 3/4"44 3/4"
1. Top trim — 47 3/4"
2. Bottom trim — 44 3/4"
Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over
44 1/2"44 1/2"
1. Side trim — 44 1/2"
2. Side trim — 44 1/2"
Board 4 · 5 3/4" left over
44 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" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 7 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 6" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 5 3/4" left over