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Shelving

Bookcase

A sturdy case with fixed shelves and a back panel.

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Plan it to your size

Plan a straightforward bookcase to your own size: two sides, a top and bottom, fixed shelves and a back. BenchHand works out every part, draws it and prices it.

How it’s built

A carcass of two sides, top and bottom, with fixed shelves between the sides and a back panel.

You set

  • Overall width, height and depth (including the back)
  • Carcass thickness
  • Number of fixed shelves
  • Inches or millimetres, with exact fractions

BenchHand gives you

Cut list
Every part with its finished size
Drawing
Dimensioned front and side views, scaled to fit the screen
Estimate
Sheet goods and solid wood to buy, and your estimate

Not included

  • Adjustable shelves, doors, drawers or face frames
  • Joinery, fastening or assembly steps
  • Wall anchoring and load ratings
  • Finishing
BenchHand Bookcase drawing: dimensioned front and right-side views of a 36 by 72 by 12 inch bookcase with four fixed shelves, marked “Not to scale. Dimensions are finished sizes.”
Starting design, no personal data

Printable plans

No printable plan for this project yet. In the app you plan it to your own dimensions and get the cut list, drawing and estimate on screen.

All printable plans

Android beta

The Android beta is being prepared.

There is no public sign-up yet. When invitations open, how to take part will be posted on the beta page first.