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Farmhouse Night Stand — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 27"
    2. Legs — 27"
    3. Legs — 27"

  2. Board 2 · 67 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 27"

3/4" × 19"

1 board · 2.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 25% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 71 7/8" left over

    1. Back panel — 23"

3/4" × 15"

1 board · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 28% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 68 7/8" left over

    1. Top — 26"

3/4" × 11"

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 41% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 56 3/4" left over

    1. Side panels — 19"
    2. Side panels — 19"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer face — 22"
    2. Drawer face — 22"

3/4" × 2"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 71% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 27 3/8" left over

    1. Arched Apron — 23"
    2. Side Trim pieces — 11"
    3. Side Trim pieces — 11"
    4. Side Trim pieces — 11"
    5. Side Trim pieces — 11"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 25 5/8" left over

    1. Drawer dividers — 23"
    2. Drawer dividers — 23"
    3. Drawer dividers — 23"

1/2" × 12"

1 board · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer bottom — 21"
    2. Drawer bottom — 21"

1/2" × 6"

2 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 70% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer front and back sides — 21"
    2. Drawer front and back sides — 21"
    3. Drawer front and back sides — 21"
    4. Drawer front and back sides — 21"

  2. Board 2 · 46 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer sides — 12"
    2. Drawer sides — 12"
    3. Drawer sides — 12"
    4. Drawer sides — 12"

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.