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Maple Combination Dresser and Craft Cabinet — board plan

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

Buy 24 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 26"

1 board · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 61% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 37 7/8" left over

    1. Cabinet Back Maple Plywood — 57"

3/4" × 22"

1 board · 7.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 7/8" left over

    1. Top Maple — 60"

3/4" × 20"

2 boards · 13.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Cabinet Bottom Maple Plywood — 56"
    2. Cabinet Sides Maple Plywood — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 64 7/8" left over

    1. Cabinet Sides Maple Plywood — 30"

3/4" × 15"

1 board · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 40 3/4" left over

    1. Doors Maple — 27"
    2. Doors Maple — 27"

3/4" × 8"

1 board · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front Maple — 22"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 24% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 72 7/8" left over

    1. Drawer Front Maple — 22"

3/4" × 6"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 47% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 50 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Fronts Maple — 22"
    2. Drawer Fronts Maple — 22"

3/4" × 2"

4 boards · 3.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over

    1. Top Frame Rails Poplar — 51"
    2. Frame Styles Outside Maple — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 13 3/4" left over

    1. Top Frame Rails Poplar — 51"
    2. Frame Styles Outside Maple — 30"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Frame Styles Inside Maple — 27"
    2. Frame Styles Inside Maple — 27"
    3. Top Rails Outside Poplar — 19"
    4. Top Rails Outside Poplar — 19"

  4. Board 4 · 66 3/4" left over

    1. Top Stiles Inside Poplar — 14"
    2. Top Stiles Inside Poplar — 14"

3/4" × 1"

2 boards · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 52% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/8" left over

    1. Frame Rails Inside Maple — 21"
    2. Frame Rails Inside Maple — 21"
    3. Frame Rails Outside Maple — 14"
    4. Frame Rails Outside Maple — 14"
    5. Frame Rails Outside Maple — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 80 7/8" left over

    1. Frame Rails Outside Maple — 14"

1/2" × 12"

1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Bottoms Plywood — 19"
    2. Shelf Bottoms Plywood — 19"
    3. Shelf Bottoms Plywood — 19"
    4. Shelf Bottoms Plywood — 19"

1/2" × 6"

2 boards · 3.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Fronts & Sides Poplar — 20"
    2. Drawer Box Fronts & Sides Poplar — 20"
    3. Drawer Box Fronts & Sides Poplar — 20"
    4. Drawer Box Fronts & Sides Poplar — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"
    2. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"
    3. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"
    4. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"

1/2" × 5"

1 board · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Fronts & Back — 20"
    2. Drawer Box Fronts & Back — 20"
    3. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"
    4. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"

1/2" × 4"

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 16 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Box Front & Back — 20"
    2. Drawer Box Front & Back — 20"
    3. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"
    4. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 19"

1/2" × 2 1/2"

2 boards · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 56% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

    1. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"
    2. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"
    3. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"
    4. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"
    5. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"
    6. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"
    7. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 81 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf Fronts and Backs Poplar — 13"

1/2" × 2"

2 boards · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"
    2. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"
    3. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"
    4. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"

  2. Board 2 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"
    2. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"
    3. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"
    4. Shelf Sides Poplar — 19"

1/4" × 19"

1 board · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 18 1/2" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms Plywood — 19"
    2. Drawer Bottoms Plywood — 19"
    3. Drawer Bottoms Plywood — 19"
    4. Drawer Bottoms Plywood — 19"

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.