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Mid-Height 4-Drawer Dresser (Board and Batten)

A four-drawer plywood dresser with an open bottom shelf and board-and-batten front trim — Euro slides throughout, with two smaller drawers stacked over two larger ones.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Time: 8–11 hrs
Cost: $$$

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L	Material	✓
Sides	2	3/4" × 15 3/4" × 26 1/4"	Plywood	☐
Legs	4	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 15 3/4"	Pine	☐
Leg trim	4	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 23 1/4"	Pine	☐
Bottom shelf side supports	4	1 1/2" × 1 1/2" × 40 1/4"	Pine	☐
Bottom shelf front/back supports	2	1 1/2" × 1 1/2" × 15 3/4"	Pine	☐
Bottom shelf side rails	4	1 1/2" × 1 1/2" × 40"	Pine	☐
Bottom shelf	1	3/4" × 15 3/4" × 40"	Plywood	☐
Board-and-batten front trim	6	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 40"	Pine	☐
Divider blocking	2	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 7 1/2"	Pine	☐
Drawer divider (small drawers)	1	3/4" × 15 3/4" × 9"	Plywood	☐
Drawer slide backer board	1	3/4" × 15 3/4" × 41 1/2"	Plywood	☐
Top side trim	2	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 15 3/4"	Pine	☐
Top front trim	1	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 44 1/2"	Pine	☐
Top back trim	1	3/4" × 2 1/2" × 44 1/2"	Pine	☐
Drawer sides/fronts/backs Cut to fit each opening — small top drawers and large bottom drawers differ.	12	3/4" × 5 1/2" × 16"	Pine	☐
Drawer bottoms	4	1/4" × 16" × 20"	1/4" plywood	☐
Drawer faces Sized to each opening with an even 1/8" gap.	4	3/4" × 8" × 19"	Pine	☐

Materials

Item	Qty	✓
Plywood, 3/4", 4x8 sheet Ripped into 15-3/4" wide strips.	1 each	☐
Plywood, 1/4", 4x8 sheet Back panel and drawer bottoms.	1 each	☐
Pine, 1x8, 6 ft	2 each	☐
Pine, 1x6, 8 ft	4 each	☐
Pine, 1x2, 8 ft	6 each	☐
Pine, 2x2, 8 ft	5 each	☐
Pine, 1x3, 4 ft	1 each	☐
Euro-style bottom-mount drawer slides, 16"	4 pair	☐
Knobs or pulls	4 each	☐
Pocket hole screws, 1-1/4"	1 box	☐
Wood glue	6 oz	☐
Sandpaper, assorted grit	5 sheet	☐

Overall cost: $$$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.