Simple 1x8 Open Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

2 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over
39 1/2"39 1/2"8"
1. Bottom/back — 39 1/2"
2. Bottom/back — 39 1/2"
3. Sides — 8"
Board 2 · 86 7/8" left over
8"
1. Sides — 8"

3/16" × 3/4" — Flat metal stock

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 7/8" left over
41"
1. Front rail — 41"

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" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 86 7/8" left over

3/16" × 3/4" — Flat metal stock

Board 1 · 53 7/8" left over