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Maple Night Stands — board plan

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

Buy 12 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 17"

1 board · 4.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Top Maple — 21"
    2. Top Maple — 21"

3/4" × 15"

2 boards · 11.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 69% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 1/2" left over

    1. Sides Maple Plywood — 24"
    2. Sides Maple Plywood — 24"
    3. Sides Maple Plywood — 24"
    4. Bottom Maple Plywood — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 53 3/4" left over

    1. Sides Maple Plywood — 24"
    2. Bottom Maple Plywood — 17"

3/4" × 14"

1 board · 2.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 60 3/4" left over

    1. Top Frame Maple Plywood — 17"
    2. Top Frame Maple Plywood — 17"

3/4" × 7"

1 board · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Fronts Maple — 15"
    2. Drawer Fronts Maple — 15"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 81% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 1/2" left over

    1. Frame Stiles Maple — 24"
    2. Frame Stiles Maple — 24"
    3. Frame Stiles Maple — 24"
    4. Drawer Guides Oak — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 28 1/2" left over

    1. Frame Stiles Maple — 24"
    2. Drawer Guides Oak — 14"
    3. Drawer Guides Oak — 14"
    4. Drawer Guides Oak — 14"

3/4" × 1"

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 60% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 38 1/2" left over

    1. Frame Rails Maple — 14"
    2. Frame Rails Maple — 14"
    3. Frame Rails Maple — 14"
    4. Frame Rails Maple — 14"

1/2" × 5"

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 6 1/4" left over

    1. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 15"
    2. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 15"
    3. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 15"
    4. Drawer Box Sides Poplar — 15"
    5. Drawer Box Fronts & Backs Poplar — 14"
    6. Drawer Box Fronts & Backs Poplar — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 66 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Box Fronts & Backs Poplar — 14"
    2. Drawer Box Fronts & Backs Poplar — 14"

1/4" × 18"

1 board · 1.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 45% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 52 3/4" left over

    1. Backs Maple Plywood — 21"
    2. Backs Maple Plywood — 21"

1/4" × 13"

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 64 3/4" left over

    1. Drawer Bottoms Maple Plywood — 15"
    2. Drawer Bottoms Maple Plywood — 15"

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.