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DIY Nightstand — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2"

3 boards · 9.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29 1/4"
    2. Legs — 29 1/4"
    3. Legs — 29 1/4"

  2. Board 2 · 10 1/8" left over

    1. Legs — 29 1/4"
    2. Top of Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    3. Top of Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    4. Frame — 13"
    5. Frame — 13"

  3. Board 3 · 42 1/2" left over

    1. Frame — 13"
    2. Frame — 13"
    3. Frame — 13"
    4. Frame — 13"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2"

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 36 1/2" left over

    1. Bottom of Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    2. Bottom of Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    3. Bottom of Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    4. Bottom of Side Frame — 14 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4"

1 board · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 5/8" left over

    1. Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    2. Side Frame — 14 1/2"
    3. Back — 13"

3/4" × 7 1/4"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 3/4" left over

    1. Bottom Shelf — 13"
    2. Bottom Shelf — 13"

3/4" × 5 1/2"

1 board · 2.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 26 1/2" left over

    1. Top Shelf — 17"
    2. Top Shelf — 17"
    3. Top Shelf — 17"
    4. Top Shelf — 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.