Frameless Nightstands — a Matching Pair from One Sheet of Plywood — board plan

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

Buy 11 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet (ripped into 15-3/4" strips)

4 boards · 27.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 5 3/8" left over
30"30"29 1/4"
1. Tops — 30"
2. Tops — 30"
3. Sides — 29 1/4"
Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over
29 1/4"29 1/4"29 1/4"
1. Sides — 29 1/4"
2. Sides — 29 1/4"
3. Sides — 29 1/4"
Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Shelves — 28 1/2"
2. Shelves — 28 1/2"
3. Shelves — 28 1/2"
Board 4 · 66 3/8" left over
28 1/2"
1. Shelves — 28 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 5 ft

1 board · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 38" left over
28 3/8"28 3/8"
1. Drawer faces — 28 3/8"
2. Drawer faces — 28 3/8"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

2 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over
26"26"26"14"
1. Drawer box front/back — 26"
2. Drawer box front/back — 26"
3. Drawer box front/back — 26"
4. Drawer box sides — 14"
Board 2 · 26 1/2" left over
26"14"14"14"
1. Drawer box front/back — 26"
2. Drawer box sides — 14"
3. Drawer box sides — 14"
4. Drawer box sides — 14"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 6 ft

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Bottom shelf supports — 28 1/2"
2. Bottom shelf supports — 28 1/2"
3. Bottom shelf supports — 28 1/2"
Board 2 · 66 3/8" left over
28 1/2"
1. Bottom shelf supports — 28 1/2"

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood or hardboard, full sheet

1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 3/4" left over
30"30"
1. Backs — 30"
2. Backs — 30"

1/4" × 27 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or hardboard, full sheet

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 3/4" left over
14"14"
1. Drawer bottoms — 14"
2. Drawer bottoms — 14"

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" × 15 3/4" — 3/4" plywood, full sheet (ripped into 15-3/4" strips)

Board 1 · 5 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 66 3/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 5 ft

Board 1 · 38" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 26 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 6 ft

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 66 3/8" left over

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood or hardboard, full sheet

Board 1 · 34 3/4" left over

1/4" × 27 1/2" — 1/4" plywood or hardboard, full sheet

Board 1 · 66 3/4" left over