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Traditional Bookshelf with Modern Legs — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 12"

1 board · 10.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 40% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 57 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 37"

3" × 11"

2 boards · 28.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Base — 36"
    2. Shelves — 36"

  2. Board 2 · 58 7/8" left over

    1. Shelves — 36"

3/4" × 12"

1 board · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Sides — 36"
    2. Sides — 36"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 30 1/8" left over

    1. Leg Middle — 32"
    2. Leg Spans — 10"
    3. Leg Spans — 10"
    4. Legs — 3"
    5. Legs — 3"
    6. Legs — 3"
    7. Legs — 3"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 20 3/4" left over

    1. Top/Bottom Face — 37"
    2. Top/Bottom Face — 37"

  2. Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Side Face — 34"
    2. Side Face — 34"

1/4" × 36"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

    1. Back — 36"

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.