Welly Boot Rack — board plan

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

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3, 8 ft

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over
30"30"14"14"
1. Frame long sides — 30"
2. Frame long sides — 30"
3. Frame short ends — 14"
4. Frame short ends — 14"

7/8" × 7/8" — Wood dowel, 7/8" diameter, 4 ft

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over
18"18"18"18"18"
1. Back row dowels — 18"
2. Back row dowels — 18"
3. Back row dowels — 18"
4. Back row dowels — 18"
5. Back row dowels — 18"
Board 2 · 4 1/8" left over
18"12"12"12"12"12"

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.

1 1/2" × 2 1/2" — 2x3, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 1/2" left over

7/8" × 7/8" — Wood dowel, 7/8" diameter, 4 ft

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 1/8" left over