Minimalist Modern Dresser — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 34% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 63 5/8" left over
31 1/4"
1. Back support — 31 1/4"

3/4" × 16" — 3/4" plywood

2 boards · 10.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over
50 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Top panel — 50 1/2"
2. Side panels — 30 1/2"
Board 2 · 64 3/8" left over
30 1/2"
1. Side panels — 30 1/2"

3/4" × 8 1/2" — 1x10

2 boards · 7.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 21 1/8" left over
24 1/2"24 1/2"24 1/2"
1. Drawer faces — 24 1/2"
2. Drawer faces — 24 1/2"
3. Drawer faces — 24 1/2"
Board 2 · 21 1/8" left over
24 1/2"24 1/2"24 1/2"
1. Drawer faces — 24 1/2"
2. Drawer faces — 24 1/2"
3. Drawer faces — 24 1/2"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

3 boards · 6.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 15 5/8" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Drawer sides — 15 3/4"
2. Drawer sides — 15 3/4"
3. Drawer sides — 15 3/4"
4. Drawer sides — 15 3/4"
5. Drawer sides — 15 3/4"
Board 2 · 15 5/8" left over
15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"15 3/4"
1. Drawer sides —

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

4 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over
49"31 1/4"
1. Face frame rails — 49"
2. Face frame stiles — 31 1/4"
Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over
49"31 1/4"
1. Face frame rails — 49"
2. Face frame stiles — 31 1/4"
Board 3 · 14 1/2" left over
49"31 1/4"
1. Face frame rails — 49"
2. Face frame stiles — 31 1/4"
Board 4 · 5 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

4 boards · 3.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/8" left over
52"31 1/4"9 1/4"
1. Top frame long rails — 52"
2. Center divider, 1x2 — 31 1/4"
3. Center blocking, long — 9 1/4"
Board 2 · 6 3/8" left over
52"29"7 1/4"
1. Top frame long rails — 52"
2. Front trim — 29"
3. Center blocking — 7 1/4"
Board 3 · 6 3/8" left over
52"29"

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.

Minimalist Modern Dresser — board plan

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 63 5/8" left over

3/4" × 16" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 13 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 64 3/8" left over

3/4" × 8 1/2" — 1x10

Board 1 · 21 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 21 1/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 15 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 15 5/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 14 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 14 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 5 3/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 2 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 6 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 6 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 63 1/4" left over

Board 4 · 10 5/8" left over