Emily Nightstand — board plan

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

Buy 14 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 18" — Plywood

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 26% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over
24"
1. Top — 24"

3/4" × 17 1/4" — Plywood

1 board · 7.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 27 1/8" left over
22 1/2"22 1/2"22 1/2"
1. Sides and bottom — 22 1/2"
2. Sides and bottom — 22 1/2"
3. Sides and bottom — 22 1/2"

3/4" × 16 1/2" — Plywood

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over
21"
1. Optional shelf — 21"

3/4" × 10 3/8" — Plywood

1 board · 2.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 1/4" left over
17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Doors — 17 1/4"
2. Doors — 17 1/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 23% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 74 1/8" left over
20 3/4"
1. Drawer face — 20 3/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13" left over
21"21"21"18 1/2"
1. Carcass supports — 21"
2. Carcass supports — 21"
3. Carcass supports — 21"
4. Drawer front/back — 18 1/2"
Board 2 · 48 1/8" left over
18 1/2"14"14"
1. Drawer front/back — 18 1/2"
2. Drawer sides — 14"
3. Drawer sides — 14"

3/4" × 3/4" — Cove moulding

2 boards · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 88% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over
24"24"20 3/4"20 3/4"2 1/2"
1. Top and bottom trim, long — 24"
2. Top and bottom trim, long — 24"
3. Drawer face trim, long — 20 3/4"
4. Drawer face trim, long — 20 3/4"
5. Drawer face trim, short — 2 1/2"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
18"18"18"18"

1/2" × 1/4" — Drawer face moulding

2 boards · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over
14 3/4"14 3/4"14 3/4"14 3/4"10 1/4"10 1/4"10 1/4"
1. Door trim, vertical — 14 3/4"
2. Door trim, vertical — 14 3/4"
3. Door trim, vertical — 14 3/4"
4. Door trim, vertical — 14 3/4"
5. Door trim, horizontal — 10 1/4"
6. Door trim, horizontal — 10 1/4"
7. Door trim, horizontal — 10 1/4"
Board 2 · 36 3/8" left over

1/4" × 23 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 72 3/8" left over
22 1/2"
1. Back panel — 22 1/2"

1/4" × 20" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 16% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over
14"
1. Drawer bottom — 14"

1/4" × 1" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 40% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 57 1/2" left over
3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"3"
1. Scroll-sawn moulding accents — 3"
2. Scroll-sawn moulding accents — 3"
3. Scroll-sawn moulding accents —

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.

3/4" × 18" — Plywood

Board 1 · 70 7/8" left over

3/4" × 17 1/4" — Plywood

Board 1 · 27 1/8" left over

3/4" × 16 1/2" — Plywood

Board 1 · 73 7/8" left over

3/4" × 10 3/8" — Plywood

Board 1 · 60 1/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 74 1/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 13" left over

Board 2 · 48 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3/4" — Cove moulding

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

1/2" × 1/4" — Drawer face moulding

Board 1 · 4 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 36 3/8" left over

1/4" × 23 1/4" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 72 3/8" left over

1/4" × 20" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 80 7/8" left over

1/4" × 1" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 57 1/2" left over