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Wall Clock with Display Shelf — board plan

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

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 18"

1 board · 5.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

    1. Clock Face — 18"
    2. Clock Face Backer — 18"

3/4" × 5"

2 boards · 3.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Upper Side — 20"
    2. Upper Side — 20"
    3. Top — 18"
    4. Lower Side — 17"
    5. Lower Side — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom — 17"
    2. Center Divider — 17"

3/4" × 1"

3 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/4" left over

    1. Upper Stile — 20"
    2. Upper Stile — 20"
    3. Lower Front Trim — 20"
    4. Vertical Back Filler — 20"
    5. Lower Side Trim — 6"
    6. Lower Side Trim — 6"

  2. Board 2 · 1/8" left over

    1. Vertical Back Filler — 20"
    2. Upper Rail — 17"
    3. Upper Rail — 17"
    4. Horizontal Back Filler — 17"
    5. Hanging Cleat — 17"
    6. Cleat Filler — 3"
    7. Cleat Filler — 3"

  3. Board 3 · 49 5/8" left over

    1. Lower Rail — 15"
    2. Lower Stile — 15"
    3. Lower Stile — 15"

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.