Rustic Bookshelf with 2x2 Face Frames — board plan

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

Buy 18 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

4 boards · 6.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
62 3/4"21 1/2"
1. Legs — 62 3/4"
2. Top supports and bottom shelf trim — 21 1/2"
Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over
62 3/4"21 1/2"
1. Legs — 62 3/4"
2. Top supports and bottom shelf trim — 21 1/2"
Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over
62 3/4"21 1/2"
1. Legs — 62 3/4"
2. Top supports and bottom shelf trim — 21 1/2"
Board 4 · 10 1/2" left over
62 3/4"21 1/2"
1. Legs — 62 3/4"
2. Top supports and bottom shelf trim — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

3 boards · 14.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over
60 3/4"21 1/2"
1. Sides — 60 3/4"
2. Shelves — 21 1/2"
Board 2 · 12 1/2" left over
60 3/4"21 1/2"
1. Sides — 60 3/4"
2. Shelves — 21 1/2"
Board 3 · 51 3/4" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Shelves — 21 1/2"
2. Shelves — 21 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Planking or 1x4s

7 boards · 8.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back planking — 60"
Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back planking — 60"
Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back planking — 60"
Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back planking — 60"
Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over
60"
1. Back planking — 60"
Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over
26"26"26"
1. Top boards — 26"
2. Top boards — 26"
3. Top boards — 26"
Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over
26"26"26"
1. Top boards — 26"
2. Top boards — 26"
3. Top boards — 26"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

2 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"21 1/2"
1. Shelf trim — 21 1/2"
2. Shelf trim — 21 1/2"
3. Shelf trim — 21 1/2"
4. Shelf trim — 21 1/2"
Board 2 · 6 1/4" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"11 1/4"
1. Shelf trim — 21 1/2"
2. Shelf trim — 21 1/2"
3. Side trim —

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 10 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 12 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 51 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — Planking or 1x4s

Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 34 7/8" left over

Board 6 · 34 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 16 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 34 7/8" left over