Shoe Bench with Hidden Storage at Back — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

3 boards · 16.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
72"21"
1. Bench top — 72"
2. Shelves — 21"
Board 2 · 3 1/4" left over
70 1/2"21"
1. Bench bottom — 70 1/2"
2. Shelves — 21"
Board 3 · 35" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"13 1/4"13 1/4"
1. Bench sides — 16 1/2"
2. Bench sides — 16 1/2"
3. Dividers — 13 1/4"
4. Dividers — 13 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over
70 1/2"
1. Bottom supports — 70 1/2"
Board 2 · 24 3/8" left over
70 1/2"
1. Bottom supports — 70 1/2"

1/4" × 17 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Back panel — 72"

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" — 1x12

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 35" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 24 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 24 3/8" left over

1/4" × 17 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 7/8" left over