Nursery Armoire — board plan

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

Buy 17 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 23 1/4" — 3/4" plywood

4 boards · 40.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 1/4" left over
66"6 1/2"
1. Sides — 66"
2. Drawer divider — 6 1/2"
Board 2 · 28 7/8" left over
66"
1. Sides — 66"
Board 3 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Shelves — 38 1/2"
2. Shelves — 38 1/2"
Board 4 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Shelves — 38 1/2"
2. Shelves — 38 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 43% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over
40"
1. Header trim — 40"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 66% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Top side trim — 36"
2. Top side trim — 36"
Board 2 · 41 3/4" left over
26 1/2"26 1/2"
1. Bottom side trim — 26 1/2"
2. Bottom side trim — 26 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

3 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 10 1/4" left over
43"41 1/2"
1. Top crown front trim — 43"
2. Bottom front crown trim — 41 1/2"
Board 2 · 3/8" left over
35"35"24 1/4"
1. Shelf trim — 35"
2. Shelf trim — 35"
3. Side crown trim — 24 1/4"
Board 3 · 21 7/8" left over
24 1/4"24 1/4"24 1/4"
1. Side crown trim — 24 1/4"
2. Side crown trim —

1/2" × 17 1/4" — 1/2" plywood

2 boards · 7.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 59% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over
35 3/4"35 3/4"19 1/2"
1. Top door backs — 35 3/4"
2. Top door backs — 35 3/4"
3. Bottom door backs — 19 1/2"
Board 2 · 75 3/8" left over
19 1/2"
1. Bottom door backs — 19 1/2"

1/2" × 5 1/4" — Base moulding

1 board · 1.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over
41 1/2"25"25"
1. Base moulding front — 41 1/2"
2. Base moulding sides — 25"
3. Base moulding sides — 25"

1/4" × 2 1/2" — Hobby board

4 boards · 1.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over
30 3/4"30 3/4"30 3/4"
1. Top door side trim — 30 3/4"
2. Top door side trim — 30 3/4"
3. Top door side trim — 30 3/4"
Board 2 · 12" left over
30 3/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"17 1/4"
1. Top door side trim — 30 3/4"
2. Door top/bottom trim — 17 1/4"
3. Door top/bottom trim — 17 1/4"
4. Door top/bottom trim — 17 1/4"
Board 3 · 8 1/8" left over

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" × 23 1/4" — 3/4" plywood

Board 1 · 22 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 28 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 17 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 17 3/4" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 54 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 41 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 10 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 21 7/8" left over

1/2" × 17 1/4" — 1/2" plywood

Board 1 · 3 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 75 3/8" left over

1/2" × 5 1/4" — Base moulding

Board 1 · 3 1/8" left over

1/4" × 2 1/2" — Hobby board

Board 1 · 2 3/8" left over

Board 2 · 12" left over

Board 3 · 8 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 36 1/2" left over