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Daybed Nightstand — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2"

3 boards · 6.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over

    1. Side Supports — 32"
    2. Side Supports — 32"
    3. Legs — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 5 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 27"
    2. Legs — 27"
    3. Legs — 27"
    4. Bottom Frames — 8"

  3. Board 3 · 86 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom Frames — 8"

1" × 6"

1 board · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Side Aprons — 32"
    2. Side Aprons — 32"
    3. Back Apron — 8"

1" × 2"

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 86 7/8" left over

    1. Front Frame — 8"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 0.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 2% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 93 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Face — 1"

1/2" × 8"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 62 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf — 32"

1/2" × 3"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Sides — 17"
    2. Drawer Sides — 17"
    3. Drawer front and back — 6"
    4. Drawer front and back — 6"

1/4" × 7"

1 board · 0.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 19% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 77 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Bottom — 17"

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.