Cubby Dresser with No-Slide Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

9 boards · 29.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over
47 1/2"43 1/2"
1. Top boards — 47 1/2"
2. Face frame drawer horizontals — 43 1/2"
Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over
47 1/2"43 1/2"
1. Top boards — 47 1/2"
2. Face frame drawer horizontals — 43 1/2"
Board 3 · 16 1/4" left over
47 1/2"31"
1. Top boards — 47 1/2"
2. Face frame verticals — 31"
Board 4 · 16 1/4" left over
47 1/2"31"
1. Top boards — 47 1/2"
2. Face frame verticals — 31"
Board 5 · 16 1/4" left over
47 1/2"31"
1. Top boards — 47 1/2"
2. Face frame verticals — 31"
Board 6 · 16 1/4" left over
47 1/2"31"
1. Top boards — 47 1/2"
2. Face frame verticals — 31"
Board 7 · 2 7/8" left over
21"21"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Top end boards — 21"
2. Top end boards — 21"
3. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
4. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
5. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
Board 8 · 11 7/8" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
2. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
3. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
4. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
5. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
Board 9 · 61 3/4" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"
2. Connecting rails — 16 1/2"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 4.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 3/4" left over
43 1/2"43 1/2"
1. Face frame top/bottom horizontals — 43 1/2"
2. Face frame top/bottom horizontals — 43 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 3/4" left over
43 1/2"43 1/2"
1. Face frame top/bottom horizontals — 43 1/2"
2. Face frame top/bottom horizontals — 43 1/2"
Board 3 · 48 1/2" left over
11 1/2"11 1/2"11 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

1 board · 5.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over
13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"
1. Drawer faces — 13 1/4"
2. Drawer faces — 13 1/4"
3. Drawer faces — 13 1/4"
4. Drawer faces — 13 1/4"
5. Drawer faces — 13 1/4"
6. Drawer faces — 13 1/4"

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 24 ft total

4 boards · 15.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 74% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Drawer front/back — 17"
2. Drawer front/back — 17"
3. Drawer front/back — 17"
4. Drawer front/back — 17"
5. Drawer front/back — 17"
Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over
17"17"17"17"17"
1. Drawer front/back —

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 8 ft

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 94% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 1/8" left over
29 1/2"29 1/2"29 1/2"
1. Side panels — 29 1/2"
2. Side panels — 29 1/2"
3. Side panels — 29 1/2"
Board 2 · 6 1/8" left over
29 1/2"29 1/2"29 1/2"
1. Side panels — 29 1/2"
2. Side panels — 29 1/2"
3. Side panels — 29 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 3 ft

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 36% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 61 3/4" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Side trim, 1x4 — 16 1/2"
2. Side trim, 1x4 — 16 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

3 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Drawer guides — 16 1/2"
2. Drawer guides — 16 1/2"
3. Drawer guides — 16 1/2"
4. Drawer guides — 16 1/2"
5. Drawer guides — 16 1/2"
Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over
16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"16 1/2"
1. Drawer guides —

1/4" × 17 3/4" — 1/4" plywood, half sheet

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over
13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"13 1/4"
1. Drawer bottoms — 13 1/4"
2. Drawer bottoms — 13 1/4"
3. Drawer bottoms — 13 1/4"
4. Drawer bottoms — 13 1/4"
5. Drawer bottoms — 13 1/4"
6. Drawer bottoms — 13 1/4"

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.

Cubby Dresser with No-Slide Drawers — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 3 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 16 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 16 1/4" left over

Board 5 · 16 1/4" left over

Board 6 · 16 1/4" left over

Board 7 · 2 7/8" left over

Board 8 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 9 · 61 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 7 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 7 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 48 1/2" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

3/4" × 9 1/4" — 1x10, 24 ft total

Board 1 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6, 8 ft

Board 1 · 6 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 3 ft

Board 1 · 61 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over

1/4" × 17 3/4" — 1/4" plywood, half sheet

Board 1 · 14 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 11 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 70 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 61 3/4" left over