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DIY Changing Table Dresser — board plan

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

Buy 19 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Dresser Legs — 33"
    2. Dresser Legs — 33"

  2. Board 2 · 28 3/4" left over

    1. Dresser Legs — 33"
    2. Dresser Legs — 33"

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 6.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 55% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 42 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panels — 26"
    2. Side Panels — 26"

3/4" × 8"

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 99% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Fronts — 47"
    2. Large Drawer Fronts — 47"

3/4" × 7"

3 boards · 10.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Fronts and Backs — 45"
    2. Large Drawer Fronts and Backs — 45"

  2. Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Fronts and Backs — 45"
    2. Large Drawer Fronts and Backs — 45"

  3. Board 3 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Large Drawer Sides — 20"
    2. Large Drawer Sides — 20"
    3. Large Drawer Sides — 20"
    4. Large Drawer Sides — 20"

3/4" × 5"

3 boards · 6.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

    1. Small Drawer Fronts — 23"
    2. Small Drawer Fronts — 23"
    3. Small Drawer Sides — 20"
    4. Small Drawer Sides — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Small Drawer Sides — 20"
    2. Small Drawer Sides — 20"
    3. Small Drawer Fronts and Backs — 20"
    4. Small Drawer Fronts and Backs — 20"

  3. Board 3 · 54 3/4" left over

    1. Small Drawer Fronts and Backs — 20"
    2. Small Drawer Fronts and Backs — 20"

3/4" × 3"

2 boards · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Bottom Frame Pieces — 48"
    2. Bottom Side Frame Pieces — 20"
    3. Bottom Side Frame Pieces — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 26 3/4" left over

    1. Front and Back Bottom Frame Pieces — 48"
    2. Bottom Drawer Frame Runner — 20"

3/4" × 1"

4 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Top Frame Pieces — 48"
    2. Top Drawer Frame Runner — 21"
    3. Top Side Frame Pieces — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Front and Back Top Frame Pieces — 48"
    2. Top Side Frame Pieces — 20"
    3. Front and Back Drawer Dividers — 6"
    4. Front and Back Drawer Dividers — 6"

  3. Board 3 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Drawer Frame Pieces — 48"

  4. Board 4 · 46 7/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Drawer Frame Pieces — 48"

1/4" × 26"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 53% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 44 7/8" left over

    1. Backing — 50"

1/4" × 20"

2 boards · 5.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Large Drawer Bottoms — 47"
    2. Large Drawer Bottoms — 47"

  2. Board 2 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Small Drawer Bottoms — 22"
    2. Small Drawer Bottoms — 22"

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.