3-Drawer Open-Shelf Entryway Console — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, full sheets (ripped to 15-3/4" and 14-1/4" strips)

2 boards · 15.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/4" left over
46 1/2"45"
1. Top — 46 1/2"
2. Bottom — 45"
Board 2 · 24 1/4" left over
35 1/4"35 1/4"
1. Sides — 35 1/4"
2. Sides — 35 1/4"

3/4" × 14 1/4" — 3/4" plywood, full sheets (ripped to 15-3/4" and 14-1/4" strips)

1 board · 7.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Shelves — 45"
2. Shelves — 45"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 4 ft

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 3/8" left over
13 3/4"13 3/4"13 3/4"
1. Drawer faces — 13 3/4"
2. Drawer faces — 13 3/4"
3. Drawer faces — 13 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

3 boards · 5.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
48"45"
1. Front trim slide support — 48"
2. Back support — 45"
Board 2 · 1/8" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Side trim — 15 3/4"
2. Side trim — 15 3/4"
3. Drawer front/back — 12 1/2"
4. Drawer front/back — 12 1/2"
5. Drawer front/back — 12 1/2"
6. Drawer front/back —

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

5 boards · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 86% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
48"45"
1. Top edge trim — 48"
2. Face frame stiles — 45"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Face frame stiles — 45"
2. Face frame stiles — 45"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Shelf trim — 45"
2. Shelf trim — 45"
Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over
45"

1/4" × 46 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or paneling, for back

1 board · 3.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Back panel — 36"

1/4" × 13 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or paneling, for back

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 40% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 57 1/8" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"
2. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"
3. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"

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-Drawer Open-Shelf Entryway Console — board plan

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, full sheets (ripped to 15-3/4" and 14-1/4" strips)

Board 1 · 3 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 24 1/4" left over

3/4" × 14 1/4" — 3/4" plywood, full sheets (ripped to 15-3/4" and 14-1/4" strips)

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 4 ft

Board 1 · 53 3/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over

1/4" × 46 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or paneling, for back

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

1/4" × 13 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or paneling, for back

Board 1 · 57 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 9 5/8" left over

Board 5 · 51 1/2" left over