Modular Office Narrow Drawer Base Unit — board plan

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

Buy 7 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood, ripped to 15-1/2" strips, half sheet or 8 ft strip

1 board · 7.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 1/8" left over
29"29"19 1/2"
1. Sides — 29"
2. Sides — 29"
3. Top — 19 1/2"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 3 ft

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 29% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 67 7/8" left over
27"
1. Drawer face — 27"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 8 ft, for drawer sides

2 boards · 5.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 63% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over
15 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"14"14"
1. Drawer front/back — 15 1/2"
2. Drawer front/back — 15 1/2"
3. Drawer front/back — 15 1/2"
4. Drawer front/back — 15 1/2"
5. Drawer sides — 14"
6. Drawer sides — 14"
Board 2 · 66 3/4" left over
14"14"
1. Drawer sides — 14"
2. Drawer sides — 14"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 4 ft

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 39% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over
18"18"
1. Base trim — 18"
2. Base trim — 18"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over
18"18"18"18"
1. Top and middle trim — 18"
2. Top and middle trim — 18"
3. Top and middle trim — 18"
4. Top and middle trim — 18"

1/4" × 17" — 1/4" plywood, 48 in x 24 in

1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 30% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 66 3/4" left over
14"14"
1. Drawer bottoms — 14"
2. Drawer bottoms — 14"

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" × 15 1/2" — 3/4" plywood, ripped to 15-1/2" strips, half sheet or 8 ft strip

Board 1 · 17 1/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 3 ft

Board 1 · 67 7/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 8 ft, for drawer sides

Board 1 · 4 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 66 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4, 4 ft

Board 1 · 58 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2, 8 ft

Board 1 · 22 1/2" left over

1/4" × 17" — 1/4" plywood, 48 in x 24 in

Board 1 · 66 3/4" left over