Craftsman Style Chest of Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 40 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 21"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Top - Oak — 36"

3/4" × 9"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over
28"
1. 9" Drawer Front - Oak — 28"

3/4" × 8"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over
28"
1. 8" Drawer Front - Oak — 28"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over
28"28"28"
1. 7" Drawer Fronts - Oak — 28"
2. 7" Drawer Fronts - Oak — 28"
3. 7" Drawer Fronts - Oak — 28"

3/4" × 6"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over
28"
1. 6" Drawer Front - Oak — 28"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over
28"
1. 5" Drawer Front - Oak — 28"

3/4" × 3"

10 boards · 14.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over
53"32"
1. Front Stiles - Oak — 53"
2. Frame Rails - Poplar — 32"
Board 2 · 9 3/4" left over
53"32"
1. Front Stiles - Oak — 53"
2. Frame Rails - Poplar — 32"
Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over
32"32"13"13"
1. Frame Rails - Poplar — 32"
2. Frame Rails - Poplar — 32"
3. Frame Stiles - Poplar —

3/4" × 2"

4 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over
53"21"15"
1. Side Rear Stiles - Oak — 53"
2. Side Center Stiles - Oak — 21"
3. Side Top & Bottom Rails - Oak — 15"
Board 2 · 5 5/8" left over
53"21"15"
1. Side Rear Stiles - Oak — 53"
2. Side Center Stiles - Oak — 21"
3. Side Top & Bottom Rails - Oak — 15"
Board 3 · 7 3/8" left over
21"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 41 7/8" left over
53"
1. Side Front Stiles - Oak — 53"
Board 2 · 41 7/8" left over
53"
1. Side Front Stiles - Oak — 53"

3/4" × 3/4"

4 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over
19"19"19"19"
1. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
2. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
3. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
4. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
Board 2 · 18 1/2" left over
19"19"19"19"
1. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
2. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
3. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
4. Drawer Guides - Oak — 19"
Board 3 · 18 1/2" left over

1/2" × 8"

1 board · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
27"27"18"18"
1. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
2. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
3. Drawer Box Sides - Poplar — 18"
4. Drawer Box Sides - Poplar — 18"

1/2" × 7"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
27"27"18"18"
1. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
2. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
3. Drawer Box Sides- Poplar — 18"
4. Drawer Box Sides- Poplar — 18"

1/2" × 6"

4 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
2. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
3. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
2. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
3. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
Board 3 · 4 3/8" left over

1/2" × 5"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
27"27"18"18"
1. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
2. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
3. Drawer Box Sides - Poplar — 18"
4. Drawer Box Sides - Poplar — 18"

1/2" × 3"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
27"27"18"18"
1. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
2. Drawer Box Front & Back - Poplar — 27"
3. Drawer Box Sides - Poplar — 18"
4. Drawer Box Sides - Poplar — 18"

1/4" × 33"

1 board · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 45 7/8" left over
49"
1. Back - Oak Plywood — 49"

1/4" × 18"

3 boards · 6.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Drawer Box Bottoms - Oak Plywood — 27"
2. Drawer Box Bottoms - Oak Plywood — 27"
3. Drawer Box Bottoms - Oak Plywood — 27"
Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over
27"27"27"
1. Drawer Box Bottoms - Oak Plywood — 27"
2. Drawer Box Bottoms - Oak Plywood — 27"
3. Drawer Box Bottoms - Oak Plywood — 27"
Board 3 · 67 7/8" left over
27"

1/4" × 7"

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
2. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
3. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
4. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over
21"21"21"21"
1. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
2. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
3. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"
4. Side Panels - Oak Plywood — 21"

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.

3/4" × 21"

Board 1 · 58 7/8" left over

3/4" × 9"

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

3/4" × 8"

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

3/4" × 7"

Board 1 · 10 5/8" left over

3/4" × 6"

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5"

Board 1 · 66 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3"

Board 1 · 9 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 9 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2"

Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 5 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 7 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1"

Board 1 · 41 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 41 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3/4"

Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 18 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 18 1/2" left over

1/2" × 8"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

1/2" × 7"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

1/2" × 6"

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/8" left over

1/2" × 5"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

1/2" × 3"

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

1/4" × 33"

Board 1 · 45 7/8" left over

1/4" × 18"

Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 13 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 67 7/8" left over

1/4" × 7"

Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 10 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 5 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 6 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 7 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 8 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 9 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 10 · 68 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 79 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 56 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 76 7/8" left over