Wide Bookcase Base — Modular Office Collection — board plan

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

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 1/4" — 3/4" MDF or plywood

3 boards · 16.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 1/4" left over
40"38 1/2"
1. Top — 40"
2. Shelves — 38 1/2"
Board 2 · 27 1/4" left over
38 1/2"29"
1. Shelves — 38 1/2"
2. Sides — 29"
Board 3 · 65 7/8" left over
29"
1. Sides — 29"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over
41 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Bottom front trim — 41 1/2"
2. Bottom trim piece — 38 1/2"
Board 2 · 63 3/4" left over
15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Bottom side trim — 15 1/2"
2. Bottom side trim — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over
41 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Top front trim — 41 1/2"
2. Top trim piece — 38 1/2"
Board 2 · 63 3/4" left over
15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Top side trim — 15 1/2"
2. Top side trim — 15 1/2"

1/4" × 29 3/4" — 1/4" MDF or plywood

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over
40"
1. Back — 40"

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" × 15 1/4" — 3/4" MDF or plywood

Board 1 · 16 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 27 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 65 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 63 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 63 3/4" left over

1/4" × 29 3/4" — 1/4" MDF or plywood

Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over