Hutch for an Open-Shelf Dresser — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

4 boards · 18.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 72% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Top — 60 1/2"
Board 2 · 35 7/8" left over
59"
1. Shelves — 59"
Board 3 · 35 7/8" left over
59"
1. Shelves — 59"
Board 4 · 1/4" left over
47 1/4"47 1/4"
1. Sides — 47 1/4"
2. Sides — 47 1/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 35 7/8" left over
59"
1. Bottom support — 59"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Header — 60 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

3 boards · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over
63 1/2"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Crown, front top piece — 63 1/2"
2. Crown, bottom side pieces and top side pieces — 12 1/4"
3. Crown, bottom side pieces and top side pieces — 12 1/4"
Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over
62"12 1/4"12 1/4"
1. Crown, front bottom piece — 62"
2. Crown, bottom side pieces and top side pieces — 12 1/4"
3. Crown, bottom side pieces and top side pieces — 12 1/4"
Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over
60 1/2"
1. Back — 60 1/2"

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" × 11 1/4" — 1x12

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 35 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 35 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 1/4" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 35 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 6 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 34 3/8" left over