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Built-In Dresser with Cubbies — board plan

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

Buy 28 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 16"

1 board · 7.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 32 7/8" left over

    1. Dresser Top — 62"

1" × 3"

2 boards · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Base — 62"
    2. Base Middle Supports — 12"
    3. Base Middle Supports — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 8 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Base — 62"
    2. Base Middle Supports — 12"
    3. Base Middle Supports — 12"

3/4" × 15"

5 boards · 41.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Dresser Bottom — 62"
    2. Dresser Dividers — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Cubby Top — 62"
    2. Dresser Dividers — 30"

  3. Board 3 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Upper Cubby Bottom — 60"
    2. Side Cubby Insides — 33"

  4. Board 4 · 2 3/4" left over

    1. Cubby Outsides — 46"
    2. Cubby Outsides — 46"

  5. Board 5 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Side Cubby Insides — 33"
    2. Dresser Sides — 30"
    3. Dresser Sides — 30"

3/4" × 13"

2 boards · 8.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Cubby Dividers — 15"
    2. Cubby Dividers — 15"
    3. Cubby Dividers — 15"
    4. Cubby Dividers — 15"
    5. Cubby Dividers — 15"
    6. Cubby Dividers — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 79 7/8" left over

    1. Cubby Dividers — 15"

3/4" × 6"

3 boards · 8.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Faces — 29"
    2. Drawer Faces — 29"
    3. Drawer Faces — 29"

  2. Board 2 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Faces — 29"
    2. Drawer Faces — 29"
    3. Drawer Faces — 29"

  3. Board 3 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Faces — 29"
    2. Drawer Faces — 29"

3/4" × 5"

8 boards · 19.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 27"

  3. Board 3 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 27"

  4. Board 4 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 27"

  5. Board 5 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    3. Drawer Front/Back — 27"

  6. Board 6 · 11 3/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Drawer Sides — 14"
    3. Drawer Sides — 14"
    4. Drawer Sides — 14"
    5. Drawer Sides — 14"

  7. Board 7 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer Sides — 14"
    2. Drawer Sides — 14"
    3. Drawer Sides — 14"
    4. Drawer Sides — 14"
    5. Drawer Sides — 14"
    6. Drawer Sides — 14"

  8. Board 8 · 10 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer Sides — 14"
    2. Drawer Sides — 14"
    3. Drawer Sides — 14"
    4. Drawer Sides — 14"
    5. Drawer Sides — 14"
    6. Drawer Sides — 14"

3/4" × 4"

1 board · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

    1. Skinny Drawer Faces — 29"
    2. Skinny Drawer Faces — 29"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Skinny Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Skinny Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    3. Skinny Drawer Front/Back — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 11 3/8" left over

    1. Skinny Drawer Front/Back — 27"
    2. Skinny Drawer Sides — 14"
    3. Skinny Drawer Sides — 14"
    4. Skinny Drawer Sides — 14"
    5. Skinny Drawer Sides — 14"

1/4" × 14"

4 boards · 7.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms — 28"
    2. Drawer Bottoms — 28"
    3. Drawer Bottoms — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms — 28"
    2. Drawer Bottoms — 28"
    3. Drawer Bottoms — 28"

  3. Board 3 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms — 28"
    2. Drawer Bottoms — 28"
    3. Drawer Bottoms — 28"

  4. Board 4 · 66 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms — 28"

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.