Build a Tetris DVD (or book) shelf

Step 5 Cut the rest

Now that you've gotten the hang of it, use the next board to cut the other nine 10" pieces, but do it the exact same way. We will take care of the opposite angle on the table saw.

From there, move on to the 20" boards (I hope you marked out 20, 30 and 40 inches on the miter saw). You can fit four 20" pieces on one length of board, and the other three on the next board. This will leave you approximately 26" of leftover scrap. don't throw it away, put it to the side. you might need it later.

At this point, you should still have two untouched boards. Cut the two 30" on one (save the scrap again), and the two 40" pieces on the other board (and save the scrap). You now have all of the pieces cut to length. However, you may have noticed something. They are all going parallel ( / / ) instead of perpendicular like many of the boards require ( / \ ). Fear not! This is why we are moving to the table saw next.

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[mistercopyandpaste]

this project is really cool. I half scaled everything to make wall mountable shelves for my son's room. one note: this step covers the cuts for the 7 - 20" / \, but doesn't mention the other 20" that is a / / cut. it still works out if you cut 4 from each board. cheers, and thanks for the instructable!