4-Drawer Simple Dresser, Narrow Depth — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

2 boards · 2.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Legs — 39"
2. Legs — 39"
Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Legs — 39"
2. Legs — 39"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

2 boards · 7.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 57% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 23 1/4" left over
36"35 1/2"
1. Top — 36"
2. Sides — 35 1/2"
Board 2 · 59 3/8" left over
35 1/2"
1. Sides — 35 1/2"

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

2 boards · 5.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over
30 3/4"30 3/4"30 3/4"
1. Drawer faces — 30 3/4"
2. Drawer faces — 30 3/4"
3. Drawer faces — 30 3/4"
Board 2 · 64 1/8" left over
30 3/4"
1. Drawer faces — 30 3/4"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

4 boards · 10.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Drawer box sides — 28 1/2"
2. Drawer box sides — 28 1/2"
3. Drawer box sides — 28 1/2"
Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"28 1/2"
1. Drawer box sides — 28 1/2"
2. Drawer box sides — 28 1/2"
3. Drawer box sides — 28 1/2"
Board 3 · 12 1/2" left over
28 1/2"28 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
36"31"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Top front trim — 36"
2. Front/back rails — 31"
3. Side trim, bottom — 11 1/2"
4. Side trim, bottom — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over
31"31"31"
1. Front/back rails — 31"
2. Front/back rails — 31"
3. Front/back rails — 31"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

2 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over
36"31"11 1/2"11 1/2"
1. Top trim — 36"
2. Face frame stiles — 31"
3. Side trim, top — 11 1/2"
4. Side trim, top — 11 1/2"
Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over
31"31"31"
1. Face frame stiles — 31"
2. Face frame stiles — 31"
3. Face frame stiles — 31"

1/4" × 35 1/2" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 37% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over
34"
1. Back — 34"

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 3.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 44 1/2" left over
12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"12 1/2"
1. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"
2. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"
3. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"
4. Drawer bottoms — 12 1/2"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine 2x2

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — Pine 1x12

Board 1 · 23 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 59 3/8" left over

3/4" × 7 1/4" — Pine 1x8

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 64 1/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — Pine 1x6

Board 1 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 12 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine 1x3

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine 1x2

Board 1 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 2 · 1 5/8" left over

1/4" × 35 1/2" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 60 7/8" left over

1/4" × 30" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 44 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 19 1/4" left over