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Shelving Unit with Storage and Tilt-Out Laundry — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 8.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 3/8" left over

    1. Countertop — 83 1/2"

3/4" × 15"

2 boards · 13.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 7/8" left over

    1. Base Unit Sides — 31 1/2"
    2. Base Unit Sides — 31 1/2"
    3. Base Unit Interior Dividers — 27 3/4"

  2. Board 2 · 39 1/4" left over

    1. Base Unit Interior Dividers — 27 3/4"
    2. Base Unit Interior Dividers — 27 3/4"

3/4" × 10"

5 boards · 23.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Shelving Uprights — 51"
    2. Shelves — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Shelving Uprights — 51"
    2. Shelves — 31"

  3. Board 3 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Shelving Uprights — 51"
    2. Shelves — 31"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Shelving Uprights — 51"
    2. Shelves — 31"

  5. Board 5 · 32 3/4" left over

    1. Shelves — 31"
    2. Shelves — 31"

3/4" × 8"

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 12% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 84 7/8" left over

    1. Top Shelf — 10"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 23" left over

    1. Laundry Unit Dividers — 27 3/4"
    2. Laundry Unit Dividers — 27 3/4"
    3. Base Unit Front and Back Supports — 8"
    4. Base Unit Front and Back Supports — 8"

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.