Subway Tile Bookcase — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

5 boards · 28.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 3/8" left over
63 1/2"12 1/4"11 1/2"
1. Sides — 63 1/2"
2. Top vertical divider — 12 1/4"
3. Vertical dividers — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over
63 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Sides — 63 1/2"
2. Vertical dividers — 11 1/2"
3. Vertical dividers — 11 1/2"
Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Shelves — 34 1/2"
2. Shelves — 34 1/2"
3. Vertical dividers — 11 1/2"
4. Vertical dividers — 11 1/2"
Board 4 · 14 1/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Shelves — 34 1/2"
2. Shelves — 34 1/2"
3. Vertical dividers — 11 1/2"
Board 5 · 25 3/4" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"
1. Shelves — 34 1/2"
2. Shelves — 34 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

6 boards · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 31 3/8" left over
63 1/2"
1. Side trim — 63 1/2"
Board 2 · 31 3/8" left over
63 1/2"
1. Side trim — 63 1/2"
Board 3 · 31 3/8" left over
63 1/2"
1. Side trim — 63 1/2"
Board 4 · 31 3/8" left over
63 1/2"
1. Side trim — 63 1/2"
Board 5 · 28 3/4" left over
33"33"
1. Top/bottom trim —

1/4" × 12 1/2" — 1/4 in plywood

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 38% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 59 3/4" left over
17 1/2"17 1/2"
1. Cubby backs — 17 1/2"
2. Cubby backs — 17 1/2"

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 · 7 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 14 1/8" left over

Board 5 · 25 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 31 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 31 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 31 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 31 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 28 3/4" left over

1/4" × 12 1/2" — 1/4 in plywood

Board 1 · 59 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 28 3/4" left over