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  3/4 plywood cuts.

  The 3/4 plywood has 5 cuts,  All cuts a 12 inches  wide. First two cuts  trim the wood down to a 4x6ft board and the second 3 cuts take the boards down to four  12inch by 6ft boards.  Here is a cut lines for the sides and shelves. 

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  1/4 playwood cuts

  For the back  cuts, its a single cut and you simply cut 24 inches off the top of the sheet giving you a 4x6 sheet. You will need to trim the width of the plywood to match your shelf width. 

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  Determine your shelf width..

  The 4x8 sheet cut per instructions will yield  two 6ft long sides panels plus  6 boards up to 36 inches long for the top , bottom and four shelves. I thought 36 inches was a bit wide for my shelf and 24 a bit small so ended up with a 30 inch wide shelves for my bookcase.  Once you have your width you will need to cut the two 6 ft boards and two  4ft board down to size.  While this can be cut with a hand saw, an electric saw will speed up the work. Do note that the wood grain on the 4ft boards and 6ft boards go different directions. If your painting then entire bookcase this will not really matter but if your staining the shelves as I did you may want want to make the shelves out of the 6ft boards and the top and bottom out of the 4ft board.

  Now that you have your shelf width you need to cut the 1/4 inch plywood panel width to match your book case with. DO keep in mind that your back is actually wider than the shelf.  since they fit between the side rails. 

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