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Slatted Storage Shelves — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 2"

9 boards · 12.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 72"
    2. Short Rails — 18"

  2. Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 72"
    2. Short Rails — 18"

  3. Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 72"
    2. Short Rails — 18"

  4. Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Legs — 72"
    2. Short Rails — 18"

  5. Board 5 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Rails — 46"
    2. Long Rails — 46"

  6. Board 6 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Rails — 46"
    2. Long Rails — 46"

  7. Board 7 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Rails — 46"
    2. Long Rails — 46"

  8. Board 8 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Long Rails — 46"
    2. Long Rails — 46"

  9. Board 9 · 22 1/2" left over

    1. Short Rails — 18"
    2. Short Rails — 18"
    3. Short Rails — 18"
    4. Short Rails — 18"

3/4" × 1"

15 boards · 8.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  6. Board 6 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  7. Board 7 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  8. Board 8 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  9. Board 9 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  10. Board 10 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  11. Board 11 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  12. Board 12 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  13. Board 13 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  14. Board 14 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

  15. Board 15 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Slats — 23"
    2. Shelf Slats — 23"
    3. Shelf Slats — 23"
    4. Shelf Slats — 23"

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.