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How To Build a Shoe Shelf – DIY Shoe Shelf Plan — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

1 board · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom supports — 41"
    2. Bottom supports — 41"

1" × 12"

1 board · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 42"

1" × 10"

2 boards · 13.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/4" left over

    1. Bottom shelf — 41"
    2. Horizontal dividers — 39 1/2"

  2. Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Horizontal dividers — 39 1/2"
    2. Sides — 22 1/4"
    3. Sides — 22 1/4"

1" × 8 1/4"

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 3/8" left over

    1. Dividers (first row) — 10"
    2. Dividers (first row) — 10"
    3. Dividers (first row) — 10"
    4. Dividers (first row) — 10"
    5. Dividers (first row) — 10"

1" × 7"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 3/8" left over

    1. Dividers (second row) — 10"
    2. Dividers (second row) — 10"
    3. Dividers (second row) — 10"
    4. Dividers (second row) — 10"
    5. Dividers (second row) — 10"

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.