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DIY Single Sink Vanity with Drawers — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 10"

1 board · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

    1. Top Boards — 36"
    2. Top Boards — 36"

1" × 1"

4 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Frames — 31"
    2. Front and Back Frames — 31"
    3. Front and Back Frames — 31"

  2. Board 2 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Frames — 31"
    2. Legs — 29"
    3. Legs — 29"

  3. Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

    1. Legs — 29"
    2. Legs — 29"
    3. Side Frames — 16"
    4. Side Frames — 16"

  4. Board 4 · 62 3/4" left over

    1. Side Frames — 16"
    2. Side Frames — 16"

3/4" × 16"

1 board · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 49% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 48 3/4" left over

    1. Plywood Side Panels — 23"
    2. Plywood Side Panels — 23"

3/4" × 7"

3 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

    1. Middle and Bottom Drawer Fronts — 30"
    2. Middle and Bottom Drawer Fronts — 30"
    3. Drawer Box Fronts — 28"

  2. Board 2 · 6 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Fronts — 28"
    2. Drawer Box Back — 28"
    3. Drawer Box Sides — 16"
    4. Drawer Box Sides — 16"

  3. Board 3 · 13 1/8" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides — 16"
    2. Drawer Box Sides — 16"
    3. Middle Drawer Box Inside Pieces — 11"
    4. Middle Drawer Box Inside Pieces — 11"
    5. Middle Drawer Box Inside Piece — 11"
    6. Middle Drawer Box Back Pieces — 8"
    7. Middle Drawer Box Back Pieces — 8"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 7/8" left over

    1. Top Drawer Front — 30"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 98% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer Dividers — 31"
    2. Drawer Dividers — 31"
    3. Faux Drawer Backer — 31"

1/4" × 16"

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms — 30"
    2. Drawer Bottoms — 30"

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.