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Simple DIY Desk Organizer — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 4.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/8" left over

    1. Shelf Pieces — 24"
    2. Shelf Pieces — 24"
    3. Shelf Pieces — 24"
    4. Side Panel Pieces — 11"
    5. Side Panel Pieces — 11"

  2. Board 2 · 48 5/8" left over

    1. Shelf Pieces — 24"
    2. Side Panel Pieces — 11"
    3. Side Panel Pieces — 11"

3/4" × 3"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 3/8" left over

    1. Back Ledge — 24"
    2. Drawer Front — 23"
    3. Drawer Back — 22"
    4. Drawer Sides — 10"
    5. Drawer Sides — 10"

1/4" × 10"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 22"

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.